Northern Missouri
Gallatin is the county seat and where county business runs
Newcomers need to know that Daviess County government — courthouse, recorder of deeds, and the assessor and collector offices — is based in Gallatin, which is where most county-level paperwork and records actually happen
Gallatin is the county seat of Daviess County, in north-central Missouri. The county seat is the town where the county government is based. That matters for everyday errands. The courthouse and the county offices most people need are in Gallatin. These include the recorder of deeds, which keeps property records, and the assessor and collector, which handle taxes. Here is a simple rule. County business runs through Gallatin. City business runs through each city or village. Smaller towns and country areas fill the rest of the county. But they do not replace Gallatin for records, deeds, and tax paperwork. Small-county offices can keep limited hours. So before you make a trip, check the current office locations and hours. Also check which services happen at the courthouse and which you can do online through the county’s official website.
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Where this fits: this note belongs to Daviess County. See every local note for the county on its page.