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Established: |
February 17, 1827 (Laws, 1827, p. 117) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Joseph Hamilton Daviess,
prominent lawyer of Kentucky, United States District Attorney, and Major of
the militia. He was killed at the battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1825–1827 |
Putnam |
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1825–1827 |
Henry |
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1823–1825 |
Fulton |
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1821–1823 |
Pike |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1801–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seat: |
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1827– |
Galena |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1827–1949 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1853 |
County Court |
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1853– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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| Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 2, 1852 |
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Township Names: |
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Apple River |
Formed from Thompson on September 13, 1858. |
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Berreman |
Formed from Pleasant Valley on February 14, 1857. |
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Council Hill |
Name changed from Scales on December 6, 1853. |
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Derinda |
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Dunleith |
Formed from Menominee on March 2, 1865. |
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East Galena |
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Elizabeth |
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Guilford |
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Hanover |
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Menominee |
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Nora |
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Pleasant Valley |
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Rawlins |
Formed as Grant from West Galena on July 12, 1887; name changed
to Rawlins on December 20, 1887. |
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Rice |
Formed as Washington from East Galena on February 22, 1859; name
changed to Rice on June 16, 1859. |
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Rush |
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Scales Mound |
Formed from Council Hill and Thompson on March 7, 1855. |
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Stockton |
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Thompson |
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Vinegar Hill |
Name changed from Mann on September 18, 1857. |
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Ward’s Grove |
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Warren |
Name changed from Courtland in 1865. |
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West Galena |
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Woodbine |
Name changed from Jefferson on September 13, 1853. |
