2019 Map of Washington

About this map

Washington serves as the central hub for this corner of Daviess County, where the city grid is flanked by the smaller settlements of Maysville to the southwest and South Washington to the south. The landscape is a complex network of agricultural drainage and natural waterways, defined by the White River winding along the western border and an extensive system of man-made improvements like the Killian Canal, Hawes Ditch, and Colbert Ditch. These features illustrate the historical effort to manage the local watershed for farming. Genealogists will find several significant burial sites documented across the quadrangle, including Saint John Cem near the city center and the more rural Oak Grove Cem and Hawkins Cem to the west. To the north, the small communities of Jordan, Graham, and Capehart are dispersed among a landscape dotted with distinctive water bodies such as Swan Pond, Snyder Pond, and the Blue Hole Pond near the riverbanks.