▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ach k ho y - Mart an . ▁ ▁The ▁nearest ▁settlement s ▁to ▁Dav y den ko ▁are ▁Nov y ▁Sh aro y ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁Ass in ov sk aya ▁in ▁the ▁south - west , ▁S ern ov od sko ye ▁in ▁the ▁north - west , ▁and ▁Sam ash ki ▁in ▁the ▁north - east . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Dav y den kov ▁Farm ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁by ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Ukraine , ▁who ▁purchased ▁the ▁land . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁Dav y den ko ▁was ▁actually ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁among ▁the ▁C oss ack ▁settlement s ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Gro z ny ▁District , ▁it ▁was ▁absent ▁from ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁settlement s ▁of ▁the ▁T erek ▁O blast . ▁According ▁to ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁a ▁location ▁called ▁Dav y den k ova ▁farm ▁was ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁list , ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sam ash ki ▁rural ▁settlement . ▁ ▁By ▁mid ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Dav y den k ova ▁farm ▁had ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁( 2 2 ▁of ▁them ▁covered ▁with ▁forest ). ▁In ▁ 3 1 ▁households , ▁ 1 7 9 ▁people ▁lived ▁( 9 6 ▁men ▁and ▁