Daviess County, Kentucky Records

Daviess County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on January 14, 1815 from Ohio County (the county's borders were altered in 1829 to form Hancock County, in 1830 to absorb a small area surrounding Whitesville, in 1854 to cede land to McLean County, and in 1860 to annex forty-four square miles from Henderson County). The county was named in honor of Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), lawyer killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Daviess County is bordered by Warrick County, Indiana (northwest), Spencer County, Indiana (northeast), Hancock County (east), Ohio County (southeast), McLean County (southwest), Henderson County (west).

Daviess County Cities and Towns include Masonville, Owensboro, Whitesville .

A Map of Daviess County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Daviess County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Daviess County Courthouse is located in Owensboro, Kentucky. No records were lost in a courthouse fire on 4 Jan 1865. Learn More About State of Kentucky Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Daviess county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Daviessd County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1815, Land Records from 1815 and Probate Records from 1812 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Daviess County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1822. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Daviess County Tax Information and Contacts. Some early tax schedules list watercourse, value and acreage of real estate, men over age twenty-one, young men between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one, slaves, and horses.
• Daviess County Elected Officials

Daviess County, Kentucky Census Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Daviess County, Kentucky Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1911 to present
• Marriage and Divorce Records: from June 1958 to present
• Locations: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Kentucky State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Office of Vital Statistics, Department for Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.

Daviess County, Kentucky Resources

• Daviess County Historical Society, 2020 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301
• Society of Kentucky Pioneers
• Daviess County, Kentucky Message Boards

Daviess County, Kentucky External Links

• Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Daviess County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
• Kentucky Vital Records Index
• Daviess Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
• Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Daviess County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
• Daviess County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
• Daviess Co. KYGenweb
• Daviess County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
• Daviess County, Kentucky Military Records