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Guide to Knox County Kentucky genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | December 19, 1799 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Barbourville | ||||||||
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County Courthouse
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Knox County Courthouse
401 Court Square #102
Barbourville, Ky. 40906
Phone: 606.546.3568[1]
History
The county is named for General Henry Knox (1750-1806), Revolutionary War hero, and the nation's first Secretary of War.[2]
Parent County
1799--Knox county was created 19 December 1799 from Lincoln County. County seat: Barbourville [3]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
| Arkle | Dishman Springs | Hinkle | Siler |
| Artemus | Emanuel | Kayjay | Sprule |
| Asbury | Erose | Middleton Station (hist.) | Swan Lake |
| Barbourville | Flat Lick | Mockingbird Branch | Swanpond |
| Baughman | Gibbs | Moore Hill | Tedders |
| Bimble | Girdler | Old Flat Lick | Trosper |
| Boone Heights | Gray | Permon | Walker |
| Brush Creek (hist.) | Hammond | Providence | Warren |
| Cannon | Heidrick | Rossland | Wheeler |
| Corbin | Henry Woodson Station (hist.) | Samuel Slaughter Station (hist.) | Wilton |
| Dewitt | Himyar | Scalf | Woollum |
Neighboring Counties
Resources
African American Research
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:
- the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
- Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
Biographies
- KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Knox Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
- The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
- African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
- Cemetery Junction ~ Links to cemetery transcriptions
- Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
- Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
- Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
- Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Knox County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
- The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Marion County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- ePodunk list of Knox County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
Census
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 5,875 | ||
| 1820 | 3,661 | −37.7% | |
| 1830 | 4,315 | 17.9% | |
| 1840 | 5,722 | 32.6% | |
| 1850 | 7,050 | 23.2% | |
| 1860 | 7,707 | 9.3% | |
| 1870 | 8,294 | 7.6% | |
| 1880 | 10,587 | 27.6% | |
| 1890 | 13,762 | 30.0% | |
| 1900 | 17,372 | 26.2% | |
| 1910 | 22,116 | 27.3% | |
| 1920 | 24,172 | 9.3% | |
| 1930 | 26,266 | 8.7% | |
| 1940 | 31,029 | 18.1% | |
| 1950 | 30,409 | −2.0% | |
| 1960 | 25,258 | −16.9% | |
| 1970 | 23,689 | −6.2% | |
| 1980 | 30,239 | 27.6% | |
| 1990 | 29,676 | −1.9% | |
| 2000 | 31,795 | 7.1% | |
| Est. 2007 | 32,528 | 2.3% | |
| http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21121.txt | |||
For tips on accessing Knox County, Kentucky census records online, see: Kentucky Census.
- USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
- The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
- Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
- Census Online ~ Census Online
Church
- Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
- Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
- Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Court
- Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
- Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference
Genealogy
The Hoppers of Knox County are discussed in:
- [Hopper] Hopper, Wallace. "Blaggrove Hopper Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):83-91. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 18 (1974).
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Knox County.
- September 19, 1861 = Barbourville[4]
- Map showing Civil War battles in Kentucky
- Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
- Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
- Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
Miscellaneous
- Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
- The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
Newspapers
- Kentucky News - Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm - Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
Obituaries
- KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
- KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
- Links to research and locate obituaries
- Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
- USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~ Kentucky Obituary Project
- Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
- Obituary Depot ~ Kentucky Newspaper Citations
- Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
- Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate
Probate
Taxation
- 1800 - Stephens, Mrs. Bruce. "Knox County, Kentucky Tax List, 1800," The Mountain Empire Genealogical Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Spring 1985):56-57. FHL US/CAN Book 975 D25m v. 4 (1985).
- 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Knox County, Kentucky is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800,[5] digitized by Ancestry ($).
- 1800-1840 - Knox County Tax Lists are available for purchase as digital images in PDF format on CD from Jeff Renner's Genealogical Resources
Vital Records
Birth
- 1852-1859 - Knox County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch C517571 at FamilySearch - free.[6]
- 1874 - Knox County Birth Index 1874. Batch C517572 at FamilySearch - free.[6]
- 1875 - Knox County Birth Index 1875. Batch C517573 at FamilySearch - free.[6]
Marriage
- 1852-1859 - Knox County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch M517571 at FamilySearch - free.[6]
- 1875 - Knox County Marriage Index 1875. Batch M517574 at FamilySearch - free.[6]
- 1876-1879 - Knox County Marriage Index 1876-1879. Batch M517575 at FamilySearch - free.[6]
Unsorted
- The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
- KY Births & Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
- KY Deaths & Burials ~ KY Deaths & Burials 1843 - 1970
- KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
- Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000 ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
- KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
- The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
Societies and Libraries
Knox County Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 528
Barbourville, KY 40906
Records for the Knox County Historical Society are located at the Knox County Library, 206 Knox Street, Barbourville, KY, 40906 Phone: (606) 546-5339
Other records are available at the Weeks-Townsend Library, Union College, 310 College Street, Barbourville, KY, 40906. Phone: (606) 546-1240
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Knox County KYGenWeb
- KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
- State of Kencucky Website
- USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
- The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Knox County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Knox County, Kentucky page 272, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Henry Knox," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Knox.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 2 August, 2012)
- ↑ G. Glenn Clift, Second Census of Kentucky 1800: A Privately Compiled and Published Enumeration of Tax Payers Appearing in the 79 Manuscript Volumes Extant of Tax Lists of the 42 Counties of Kentucky in Existence in 1800 (1954; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/0/0b/Igikentuckygl.pdf.
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