Rockhounding in Daviess County, Missouri
3 mapped rockhounding spots in Daviess County. Most commonly produces fossils, jasper, petrified wood, agate.
Daviess County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Map showing 3 rockhounding spots in Daviess County, Missouri
Minerals reported in Daviess County
Standouts in Daviess County
Hand-picked spots in Daviess County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickGallatin
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Gallatin sits on the Grand River in glaciated Daviess County, and the river gravels here are a documented source of petrified wood, agate, jasper, and chalcedony reworked from glacial drift.
Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Petrified Wood
Top pickDaviess County
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Daviess County lies in the glaciated plains of northern Missouri, where Pleistocene ice sheets carried Lake Superior agates south from the Great Lakes basin and dropped them in glacial drift and stream gravels.
Lake Superior Agate, Jasper, Fossils, Petrified Wood
Spots in Daviess County
| Spot | Minerals | Coordinates | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daviess County215th Street | 39.9653, -93.9975 | Public | |
| Dog CreekMO 6 | 39.8956, -94.1180 | Public | |
| GallatinPepper Avenue | 39.9193, -93.9405 | Public |
Neighboring counties in Missouri
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Daviess County. A natural extension if Daviess County is already on your trip plan.
- Gentry County~27 mi1 spotTop: Fossils, Jasper, Lake Superior Agate
- Grundy County~29 mi1 spotTop: Fossils, Jasper, Lake Superior Agate
- Boone County~111 mi3 spotsTop: Gypsum, Marcasite, Pyrite
- Benton County~120 mi2 spotsTop: Chert, Mozarkite, Agate
- Lewis County~130 mi2 spotsTop: Agate, Aragonite, Calcite
- Clark County~132 mi4 spotsTop: Geode, Calcite, Barite
Across the state line from Daviess County
Rockhounding counties in neighboring states within driving range. Geology rarely respects state borders — these are often the closest mapped spots you can reach without going deeper into Missouri.
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