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Daviess County is divided into 10 Civil Townships as follows: Barr, Bogard,
Elmore, Harrison, Madison, Reeve, Steele, Van Buren, Veale and Washington.
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Daviess County was a part of Knox County until February 15, 1817, at which
time it was organized as a separate unit. Formerly it constituted much of
what is now Martin, all of Greene, east of the west fork of White River,
and all of Owen County, east of the west fork of the White River.
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The formation of Martin County in 1820, and Greene in 1821, cut Daviess County
to its present size.
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The County Seat of Daviess County was located in the town of Liverpool on
March 15, 1817. This name was changed to Washington on August 18, 1817.
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Washington was laid out by Emanuel Vantrees and Peter Wilkins and in 1849
contained 20 stores and groceries, 50 shops for various mechanics, three
churches, three clergymen, four lawyers and eight physicians, good county
buildings (which included the land office for the canal lands) and 1,400
inhabitants.
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According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer
of our county if they resided here on or before December 31, 1825.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Daviess County start with the
prefix 14 because it is the fourteenth county in alphabetical listing.
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