Daviess County, Administrative county in southern Indiana, United States.
Daviess County encompasses 436 square miles of agricultural land, rolling hills, and water bodies across the southern region of Indiana State.
The county, established in December 1816, received its name from Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, who died at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
The eastern section of the county, from Alfordsville to Odon, houses a substantial Swiss Amish population that represents 15 percent of local residents.
The county government operates through a council managing budgets and taxation, while commissioners function as the executive branch in Washington, the county seat.
The landscape combines agricultural fields with dense forests that supported timber industries during the early nineteenth century development of the region.
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: March 15, 2025 06:04
Jug Rock
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Pyramid Mound
37.2 km
Indiana Territorial Capitol
38.7 km
Prairie Creek Site
7.7 km
Shadowwood
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Robert C. Graham House
9.5 km
Dr. Nelson Wilson House
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Vincennes Fortnightly Club
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Dubois County Courthouse
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Gramelspacher–Gutzweiler House
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Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge
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Shiloh Presbyterian Church
34.7 km
Hack and Simon Office Building
38.3 km
Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche
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County Bridge No. 45
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Lemmon Presbyterian Church
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Martin County Courthouse
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Daviess County Courthouse
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Magnus J. Carnahan House
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Thomas Faith House
8.3 km
Dr. John A. Scudder House
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Washington Commercial Historic District
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Pike County Courthouse
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Alfred Simonson House
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The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
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Dubois County Museum Inc
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Black Creek Bridge
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Loogootee City Pool
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