Daviess County, Kentucky
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 39 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Owensboro, St. Joseph, Thruston.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Kentucky is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Daviess titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP30 of 39 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
39 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBDaviess was formed in 1815 (1815-06-01) from Ohio.
DAVIESS created from OHIO.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusDaviess County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,876 | 8,331 | 15,549 | 27,730 | 38,667 | 40,733 | 52,335 | 57,241 | 70,588 | 85,949 | 91,545 | 103,312 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS27 cemeteries and 13 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 27 of 27 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Barnetts Knob Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Bethabara Cemetery |
| Bryant Cemetery |
| Cates Cemetery |
| Fern Hill Cemetery |
| Glover Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Hawes - Taylor Cemetery |
| Hix Cemetery |
| Kelly Cemetery |
| Lancaster Cemetery |
| McCain Cemetery |
| Old Macedonia Cemetery |
| Owensboro Memorial Gardens |
| Pleasant Valley Christian Church Cemetery |
| Resurrection Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Rosehill - Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum North |
| Rosehill - Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum South |
| Saint Mary of the Woods Cemetery |
| Saint Peters Cemetery |
| Sorgho Cemetery |
| Travis Cemetery |
| Webber Cemetery |
| Winkler Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 13 of 13
| Name |
|---|
| Bethlehem |
| Chestnut Grove |
| Covent Gardens |
| Crow |
| Haywood Chapel |
| Hickman |
| Laketown |
| Mattingly |
| Mount Zion |
| Pates |
| Saint Lawrence |
| Saint Raphael |
| Sauer |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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