Blog · October 13, 2026 · Kentucky
Using the Daviess County Plat Map
A practical guide to the Daviess County plat map: the official link, towns and land across the county, property lines, and where deeds are recorded.
Main page: Daviess County, KY GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Daviess County facts and neighboring maps).
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Buying land in Kentucky without looking at the parcel map is like buying a car without opening the hood. For property around Curdsville, the Daviess County plat map is free and public.
We'll cover the official map, the communities and terrain around Curdsville, how property lines work in Kentucky, and where the deeds come from.
Getting oriented in Daviess County
Most of the platted lots cluster in and around Owensboro (the county seat) and Whitesville. Don't overlook unincorporated places like Curdsville, Knottsville, and Maceo, where rural homesites often come up. Organized in 1815, and named for Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, Daviess County has a long paper trail, and early deeds may cite landmarks that no longer exist. For scale: roughly 458 square miles of land and an estimated 103,458 residents as of 2023, per the Census Bureau. With that many people per square mile, the Daviess County parcel layer is crowded with platted lots, and the remaining open tracts stand out quickly. Along the Ohio River, expect long, irregular tracts whose lines follow the water rather than a road.
Opening the Daviess County plat map
Parcels from Owensboro to Knottsville are on the OMPC Locator Map, which the county runs on an Esri ArcGIS web map. The quickest search in Daviess County is usually the parcel number from a tax bill; owner and address searches work too. We track the link on our Daviess County directory page, so check there if it stops loading.
How accurate are Daviess County, KY property lines?
Zoom in far enough on a lot in Curdsville and you may notice lines crossing driveways or splitting sheds, a normal quirk of tax mapping. Rural tracts near Whitesville follow metes-and-bounds calls, so their shapes on the map track creeks, roads and old fences. Corner pins, a recorded plat and a Kentucky licensed surveyor beat any line on a screen.
Where Daviess County deeds and plats are kept
Two offices matter for land records in Daviess County: the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) for parcel data and values, and the county clerk for deeds and plats. In Daviess County, the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) assesses real property and keeps the parcel maps, while the county clerk records deeds. Easements and rights-of-way are usually in recorded documents, not on the parcel map, so read the deed itself for a tract near Knottsville.
Who's clicking on Daviess County parcels
Here's who tends to use it in Daviess County.
- For a house near Knottsville, the parcel record confirms acreage and shows whether the driveway appears to cross another tract.
- For a new build outside Whitesville, the parcel record supplies the lot size and legal description a site plan needs.
- Hunters in Daviess County use the owner names to line up permission well before the season.
- Folks shopping for raw land click through empty parcels near Curdsville, note the owners, and send letters.
Private and public hunting ground in Daviess County
The woods between Curdsville and Knottsville can look like one block from the road, but the parcel layer often shows several owners. Before hunting around Owensboro, read the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources's current season rules. Landowners in Daviess County hear from a lot of hunters; a specific request that names the parcel stands out.
Work and land use in Daviess County
Census business counts for 2022 list 2,392 establishments in Daviess County; health care and social assistance tops the list, with retail trade and other services close behind. Compared with the nation, the county has an unusually high share of businesses in pipeline transportation, nursing and residential care, and museums, historical sites and parks. Recreation money shows up in the Daviess County land market as demand for cabin sites and small getaway parcels.
Before you rely on the data
If a tract near Owensboro changed hands recently, the recorded deed is more current than the map. The acreage on an Owensboro record is what the tax roll uses, and a survey can come out different.
Quick answers
What's the best way to locate a boundary in Daviess County?
The OMPC Locator Map gets you to the parcel; the recorded plat or deed gives the dimensions; a licensed surveyor marks the corners.
Does the Daviess County parcel map show where I can hunt?
The map tells you who owns the woods near Knottsville; the owner decides whether you can hunt there.
What is the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky?
The county seat is Owensboro.
Who records deeds in Daviess County?
Deeds and plats are recorded with the county clerk.
Can I find the owner of a vacant lot in Daviess County?
Look up the address in Whitesville, or click the tract. Owner names on the Daviess County map come from recorded deeds.
Open the official Daviess County, KY parcel map Daviess County in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.