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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Daviess County ( "Davis"), is a county in Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,312. Its county seat is Owensboro. The county was formed from part of Ohio County on January 14, 1815.
Daviess County is included in the Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Daviess County also shares its namesake with another nearby Daviess County of Indiana. Both Counties are in the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1812 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1822 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 3,876
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| 1830 | 5,209
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| 1840 | 8,331
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| 1850 | 12,362
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| 1860 | 15,549
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| 1870 | 20,714
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| 1880 | 27,730
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| 1890 | 33,120
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| 1900 | 38,667
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| 1910 | 41,020
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| 1920 | 40,733
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| 1930 | 43,779
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| 1940 | 52,335
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| 1950 | 57,241
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| 1960 | 70,588
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| 1970 | 79,486
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| 1980 | 85,949
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| 1990 | 87,189
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kydavies/
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