Moving County

Jo Daviess County

FIPS code

85

County seat

Galena

Established

1827

Origin

Henry, Mercer, and Putnam County

Etymology

Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), commander of the Indiana Dragoons at the Battle of Tippecanoe

Population

22,678

Area

601 sq mi
(1,557 km2)

County Information

Apple River, Council Hill, East Dubuque, Elizabeth, Galena (County Seat), Guilford, Hanover, Menominee, Nora, Pleasant Valley, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren, Woodbine