Welcome to Daviess County ...
Time Zone: Daviess County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Gallatin is the Seat for Daviess County.
Daviess County was founded in 1836 and was created by taking area from Ray County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Daviess had a population of 8,273 people. This is a decrease of 1.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,433 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Daviess represented 0.14% of the total population of Missouri.
Below are some of the communities located in Daviess County:
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Daviess County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Coffey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Coffey is located in Daviess County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gallatin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jameson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jameson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Jameson is located in Daviess County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
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- Jamesport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport
- Jamesport is located in Daviess County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesport <3>
- Lock Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Pattonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Winston is located in Daviess County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Websites specific to Daviess County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Grundy County
- Harrison County
- Livingston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |