{"id":5487,"date":"2023-07-10T19:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5487"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:31","slug":"daviess-county-missouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/daviess-county-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"Daviess County, Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daviess County is a county in Missouri, United States, in the northwestern part of the state. It had a population of 8,430 at the 2020 census and covers 569 square miles (1,470 km2), centred near 39&deg;58&prime;N 93&deg;59&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Gallatin is the county seat and its postal code is 64640. The county has five incorporated cities, four villages and six unincorporated communities. It lies in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Daviess County<\/h2>\n<p>Fifteen named places are recognised across Daviess County: five incorporated cities, four incorporated villages and six unincorporated communities. Gilman City straddles the Daviess&ndash;Harrison county line, with most of its population in Harrison County.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Gallatin<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>64640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coffey<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>64636<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gilman City<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>329*<\/td>\n<td>64642<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jamesport<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>64648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pattonsburg<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>64670<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Altamont<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>64620<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jameson<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>64647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lock Springs<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>64654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winston<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>64689<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alta Vista<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bancroft<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carlow<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Civil Bend<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mabel<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Old Pattonsburg<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>*Gilman City&#8217;s total 2020 population is 329, but most of the city and its residents sit across the line in Harrison County; only its northeastern edge falls inside Daviess County.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>64640 &mdash; Gallatin<\/li>\n<li>64636 &mdash; Coffey<\/li>\n<li>64642 &mdash; Gilman City<\/li>\n<li>64648 &mdash; Jamesport<\/li>\n<li>64670 &mdash; Pattonsburg<\/li>\n<li>64620 &mdash; Altamont<\/li>\n<li>64647 &mdash; Jameson<\/li>\n<li>64689 &mdash; Winston<\/li>\n<li>64654 &mdash; Lock Springs (post office box delivery only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alta Vista, Bancroft, Carlow, Civil Bend, Mabel and Old Pattonsburg have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest listed post office town.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Daviess County sits on rolling till prairie drained by the Grand River and its Thompson River tributary, typical of north-central Missouri farm country. Of its 569 square miles, 563 square miles are land and 5.8 square miles are water, about 1.0% of the total.<\/p>\n<p>Daviess County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/harrison-county-missouri\/\">Harrison County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/grundy-county-missouri\/\">Grundy County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/livingston-county-missouri\/\">Livingston County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/caldwell-county-missouri\/\">Caldwell County<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dekalb-county-missouri\/\">DeKalb County<\/a> to the west and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/gentry-county\/\">Gentry County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Daviess County had 8,430 residents at the 2020 census, spread across a mostly rural county with a density of about 15 people per square mile. Gallatin and Jamesport are its two largest communities. Household income in the county runs below the Missouri median of $68,545, consistent with a farm-economy county of this size.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives the local economy &mdash; row crops and cattle on the till prairie, with hog and poultry operations in several townships. Jamesport is home to one of Missouri&#8217;s largest Amish communities, and its furniture shops, bulk-food stores and horse sales draw visitors from across the region; buggies share the shoulder with cars on the roads into town. Gallatin, the seat, carries the county&#8217;s government offices, schools and small-business core, and grain elevators in Gallatin and Pattonsburg still move a large share of the county&#8217;s corn and soybean crop each harvest.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Daviess County was organized on December 29, 1836, from Ray County and named for Major Joseph Hamilton Daviess, a Kentucky soldier killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. The county&#8217;s central area, known as Adam-ondi-Ahman, held religious significance to early Latter-day Saint settlers, and the 1838 Mormon War played out partly on this ground. Gallatin was the site of the first confirmed Jesse James gang bank robbery, in 1869. The county courthouse square still has one of only three Rotary Jails remaining in the United States, a rare 19th-century design with a rotating cell block.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 35 crosses the county&#8217;s west side, and U.S. Route 69 and Missouri Routes 6, 13 and 190 provide the main local connections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trenton &mdash; about 25 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Chillicothe &mdash; about 30 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>St. Joseph &mdash; about 55 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City &mdash; about 75 miles southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kansas City International Airport, about 75 miles southwest of Gallatin, is the nearest commercial airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Daviess County, Missouri?<\/strong><br \/>It sits in the northwestern part of Missouri, about 75 miles northeast of Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Daviess County?<\/strong><br \/>8,430 residents, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Daviess County?<\/strong><br \/>569 square miles (1,470 km2), of which 563 square miles is land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Daviess County?<\/strong><br \/>Gallatin is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Daviess County?<\/strong><br \/>Five incorporated cities and four incorporated villages, plus six unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Daviess County?<\/strong><br \/>64620, 64636, 64640, 64642, 64647, 64648, 64654, 64670 and 64689.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Jamesport known for its Amish community?<\/strong><br \/>Jamesport is home to one of Missouri&#8217;s largest Amish settlements, with working farms, furniture shops and bulk-food stores open to visitors.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/missouri\/\">Towns and villages in Missouri<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daviess County is a county in Missouri, United States, in the northwestern part of the state. It had a population of 8,430 at the 2020 census and covers 569 square miles (1,470 km2), centred near 39&deg;58&prime;N 93&deg;59&prime;W. Gallatin is the county seat and its postal code is 64640. 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