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Over the years, there have been quite a few settlements formed in various spots around the county. Most of these settlements had the necessities such as grist and saw mills, schools, churches, and stores. Some developed along rivers and creeks, some at steamboat landings, and by the 1880's, along railroads. Some of the towns grew, some vanished. Below is a list of most of the towns sorted by the precinct they were in. Scroll to the bottom to view the towns in alphabetical order.
 
==Sorted by Precincts==
[[File:1876_-_Daviess_County_Precinct_Index_map.jpg|thumb|right|alt=1876 Atlas of Daviess County|1876 Atlas of Daviess Co.]]
===[[Oakford Precinct]]===
* [[Birk City]]
* [[Griffith Station]]
* [[Grissom's Landing]]
* [[Newman]]
* [[Stanley]]
===[[Curdsville Precinct]]===
* [[Curdsville]]
* [[Delaware]]
* [[St. Joseph]]
* [[West Louisville]]
 
===[[Vanover Precinct]]===
* [[Glenville]]
* [[Moseleyville]] - AKA:Friendly Village
* [[Panther]]
* [[Tuck]]
===[[Lower Town Precinct]]===
* [[Ash Valley]]
* [[Bon Harbor]]
* [[Buzzard's Roost]]
* [[Herrwood]]
* [[Rome]] AKA: [[Thompsonville, Kentucky|Thompsonville]]
* [[Sorgho]]
 
===[[Upper Town Precinct]]===
* [[Dermont]] - AKA: Cruseton/Oak Ridge
* [[Ensor]]
* [[Philpot]]
* [[South Hampton]]
* [[Thruston]]
* [[Yellow Creek]]
===[[Murray Precinct]]===
* [[Andersonville]] - See also: [[Red Hill]]
* [[Brown's Valley]] - AKA: Crow Station
* [[Green Brier]]
* [[Livia]] - AKA: Riley's Station
* [[Maxwell]] - AKA: Newville
* [[Pettit]]
* [[Pleasant Ridge]]
* [[Red Hill]] - See also: [[Andersonville]]
* [[Sutherland]]
* [[Utica]] - AKA: Lewis Station
===[[Masonville Precinct]]===
* [[Habit]]
* [[Masonville]]
===[[Boston Precinct]]===
* [[Boston]]
* [[Haynes]]
* [[Whitesville]]
===[[Knottsville Precinct]]===
* [[Gatewood]]
* [[Knottsville]]
===[[Yelvington Precinct]]===
* [[Iceland Landing]]
* [[Maceo]] - AKA: Powers Station
* [[Yelvington]]
 
==Other Small Communities==
* [[Adlai]]
* [[Blue Ruin]]
* [[Boswell]]
* [[Lockhart]]
* [[Loopee]]
* [[Possum Trot]]
* [[Rose Hill]] - Area at Thruston Dermont and Pleasant Valley Roads
* [[Scythia]] - Along Hwy 1389
* [[Spice Knob]] - Area at Graves Ln and Hwy 1389
* [[St. Raphael]]
* [[Stringtown]]
* [[Thompsonville]]
* [[Whalen]] - AKA: Short Station
* [[Wolf Hill]]

Latest revision as of 22:50, 19 October 2016

Over the years, there have been quite a few settlements formed in various spots around the county. Most of these settlements had the necessities such as grist and saw mills, schools, churches, and stores. Some developed along rivers and creeks, some at steamboat landings, and by the 1880's, along railroads. Some of the towns grew, some vanished. Below is a list of most of the towns sorted by the precinct they were in. Scroll to the bottom to view the towns in alphabetical order.

Sorted by Precincts

1876 Atlas of Daviess County
1876 Atlas of Daviess Co.

Oakford Precinct

Curdsville Precinct

Vanover Precinct

Lower Town Precinct

Upper Town Precinct

Murray Precinct

Masonville Precinct

Boston Precinct

Knottsville Precinct

Yelvington Precinct

Other Small Communities

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