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==Geography== The terrain of Daviess County is hilly, with its area completely devoted to agriculture or urban development.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Daviess+County,+IN/@38.6220786,-87.1839938,31382m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886dda3a0150ff13:0x3f9655f5d64dc32f!8m2!3d38.7020241!4d-87.1422895 ''Daviess County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 26 July 2020)]</ref> Its highest elevation ({{convert|740|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}} ASL) is a rise {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} NNE of [[Farlen, Indiana|Farlen]].<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22958 ''Daviess County High Point, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 26 July 2020)]</ref> The county is drained by the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] flowing to the southwest, whose two main forks (East White and West White) come together at the county's SW corner. The county's west boundary is defined by the West White River's course and its south boundary is defined by the East White River's course; their confluence defines the county's corner point. According to the 2010 census, Daviess County has a total area of {{convert|436.87|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|429.49|sqmi}} (or 98.31%) is land and {{convert|7.39|sqmi}} (or 1.69%) is water.<ref name=DC/> ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Greene County, Indiana|Greene County]] - north * [[Martin County, Indiana|Martin County]] - east * [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois County]] - southeast * [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike County]] - southwest * [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]] - west {{div col end}} ===Transit=== * [[Washington Transit System]] ===Major highways=== {{div col}} * {{Jct|state=IN|I|69}} * {{Jct|state=IN|US|50}} * {{Jct|state=IN|US|150}} * {{Jct|state=IN|US|231}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|57}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|58}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|257}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|358}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|558}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|645}} {{div col end}}
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