- Name
- Knox
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- Alternate names
- Knox (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 38.75°N 87.4°W
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- Located in
- Indiana, United States (1790 - )
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- See also
- Clark, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Crawford, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Daviess, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Dubois, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Gibson, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Jackson, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Lawrence, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Martin, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Monroe, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Orange, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Owen, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Perry, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Pike, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Posey, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Spencer, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Sullivan, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Vigo, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Warrick, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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Larger map
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- Inhabited place
- Bandmill
- Beal
- Bicknell
- Bloods Wood Crossing
- Bruceville
- Busseron
- Cantaloupe
- Decker Chapel
- Decker
- Edwardsport
- Emison
- Freelandville
- Fritchton
- Indian Creek Settlement
- Iona
- Johnstown
- Little Rock
- Monroe City
- Oaktown
- Orrville
- Pond Creek Mills
- Ragsdale
- Ridgleville
- Saint Thomas
- Sandborn
- Sisson
- Twin Bridges
- Verne
- Vincennes ( 1700 - )
- Vollmer
- Wagne Station
- Westphalia
- Wheatland
- Willis
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- Township
- Steen
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- Unknown
- Freelandsville
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Knox County is a county located in Indiana in the United States. As of 2000, the population was 39,256. The county seat is Vincennes; other communities include the city of Bicknell and the towns Oaktown, Wheatland, Freelandville, and Monroe City.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
In 1790, Winthrop Sargent, Secretary of Northwest Territory, organized the first Indiana county, Knox County. It was named for Major General Henry Knox, U.S. Secretary of War.
Knox County was one of the original counties of the Northwest Territory and was created prior to the formation of the Indiana Territory. When it was created, Knox County extended to Canada and encompassed all or part of the present states of Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio. When the Illinois Territory was formed in 1809, the portions of Knox County beyond the Wabash River became a part of Illinois.
Many of Knox Country townships and lots were surveyed with the French system, which goes towards non-cardinal compass points. Knox and Clark counties are the only ones laid out in this fashion.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1783 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1801 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 2,517
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| 1810 | 7,945
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| 1820 | 5,437
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| 1830 | 6,525
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| 1840 | 10,657
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| 1850 | 11,084
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| 1860 | 16,056
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| 1870 | 21,562
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| 1880 | 26,324
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| 1890 | 28,044
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| 1900 | 32,746
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| 1910 | 39,183
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| 1920 | 46,195
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| 1930 | 43,813
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| 1940 | 43,973
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| 1950 | 43,415
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| 1960 | 41,561
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| 1970 | 41,546
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| 1980 | 41,838
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| 1990 | 39,884
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inknox
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