View source for Daviess County, Kentucky Genealogy

== County Information ==

=== Description ===
The County was named for Joseph Hamilton Daveiss. The County is located in the west area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Daveiss County, Kentucky" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daviess_County,_Kentucky."</ref>

=== County Courthouse ===
{{KY Courthouse Intro|Daviess}}
'''Daviess County Courthouse'''<br>212 St Ann Street<br>Owensboro, KY 42303<br>Phone: 270-685-8434<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>[http://www.daviessky.org/homepage.asp Daviess County Website]

=== Daviess County, Kentucky Record Dates  ===
{{KY Record Dates Intro|Daviess}}
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Daviess County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Daviess County, Kentucky Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Daviess County, Kentucky Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Daviess County, Kentucky Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Daviess County, Kentucky Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Daviess County, Kentucky Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Daviess County, Kentucky Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Daviess County, Kentucky Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1815
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1822 
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1815
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1812
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810
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| colspan="7" | <center>Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.</center>
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=== Record Loss ===
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'''1865--'''A disaster destroyed some records.<br><br>
{{Fire+}}
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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{KY Boundary Changes Intro|Daviess}}
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*'''1815'''--Daviess County was&nbsp;created 14 January 1815&nbsp;from [[Ohio County, Kentucky Genealogy|Ohio]] County. <br>
*'''County seat:''' Owensboro<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps"] (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
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==== County Pronunciation  ====

*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ky-daviess.ogg Hear it spoken]<ref>Voice of Dorothy Murphy (b. 1927), life-long resident of Central City, Ky. (2011)</ref>

=== Populated Places ===
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,059,c,daviess.cfm Hometown Locator].
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Daviess County, Kentucky," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daviess_County,_Kentucky, accessed 9 August 2018.</ref>

{{populated places
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owensboro,_Kentucky Owensboro] (county seat)</div>
| cities-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesville,_Kentucky Whitesville]</div>
| cities-col3=<div></div>
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| unincorp-col1=<div>
* Birk city
* Boston
* Browns Valley
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curdsville,_Kentucky Curdsville]
* Delaware
* Dermont
* Ensor
* Gatewood
* Grandview
* Griffith
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habit,_Kentucky Habit]
* Handyville
* Henry
</div>

| unincorp-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knottsville,_Kentucky Knottsville]
* Laffoon
* Livia
* Maxwell
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moseleyville,_Kentucky Moseleyville]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman,_Kentucky Newman]
* Oak Ridge
* Oklahoma
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther,_Daviess_County,_Kentucky Panther]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pettit,_Kentucky Pettit]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philpot,_Kentucky Philpot]
* Red Hill
</div>

| unincorp-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome,_Kentucky Rome]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph,_Kentucky Saint Joseph]
* Scythia
* Snyder
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorgho,_Kentucky Sorgho]
* Spice Knob
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley,_Kentucky Stanley]
* Sutherland
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thruston,_Kentucky Thruston]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuck,_Kentucky Tuck]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Louisville,_Kentucky West Louisville]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelvington,_Kentucky Yelvington]</div>
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| census-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maceo,_Kentucky Maceo]</div>
| census-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonville,_Kentucky Masonville]</div>
| census-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utica,_Kentucky Utica]</div>
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}}

=== History Timeline ===
{{KY Historical Timeline Intro|Daviess}}