Daviess County

Daviess County is an administrative region in southern Indiana that spreads across agricultural land, rolling hills, and several water bodies. The county seat in Washington serves as the center of local government operations.

This region was established in 1816 and named after Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, a military officer who died in an early battle of American westward expansion. The creation of the county reflected the period of settlement and territorial organization in the Midwest.

The eastern communities here are home to a Swiss Amish settlement whose members you can see living without modern technology, traveling by horse and buggy through the countryside. This population has shaped the local way of life and visible landscape for generations.

Washington is the main hub where you will find county services and visitor information. A car is helpful for exploring the different communities and rural areas throughout the region.

Early timber operations here supplied wood to communities across the region during the 1800s before farming became the primary use of the land. Remnants of those forests still dot the countryside today.

Location: Indiana

Inception: December 24, 1816

Capital city: Washington

Shares border with: Greene County, Knox County, Martin County, Dubois County, Pike County

Website: http://daviess.org

GPS coordinates: 38.70000,-87.08000

Latest update: December 7, 2025 20:21