- Name
- Knox
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- Alternate names
- Knox (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 36.883°N 83.85°W
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- Located in
- Kentucky, United States (1800 - )
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- See also
- Clay, Kentucky, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Harlan, Kentucky, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Laurel, Kentucky, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Lincoln, Kentucky, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Whitley, Kentucky, 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
- Arkle
- Artemus
- Baileys Switch
- Barbourville
- Barnyard
- Baughman
- Bearville
- Beverly
- Bimble
- Boone Heights
- Bryants Store
- Cannon
- Crane Nest
- Dewitt
- Dishman Springs
- Emanuel
- Erose
- Flat Lick
- Fount
- Gibbs
- Girdler
- Gray
- Green Road
- Hammond
- Heidrick
- Himyar
- Hinkle
- Kayjay
- Mills
- Moore Hill
- Omaha
- Permon
- Providence
- Rossland
- Salt Gum
- Scalf
- Siler
- Sprule
- Swan Lake
- Swanpond
- Tedders
- Trosper
- Walker
- Warren
- Wheeler
- Wilton
- Woollum
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- Unknown
- Asbury
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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 the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 31,795. Its county seat is Barbourville6. The county is named for General Henry Knox. It's a prohibition or dry county, with the limited exception of restaurants that seat at least 100, derive at least 70% of total sales from food, and are located in the portion of the city of Corbin that lies within Knox County. It is one of the few coal-producing counties in Kentucky not to experience massive population loss.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Court 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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| 1800 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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 | 1,109
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| 1810 | 5,875
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| 1820 | 3,661
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| 1830 | 4,315
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| 1840 | 5,722
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| 1850 | 7,050
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| 1860 | 7,707
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| 1870 | 8,294
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| 1880 | 10,587
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| 1890 | 13,762
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| 1900 | 17,372
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| 1910 | 22,116
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| 1920 | 24,172
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| 1930 | 26,266
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| 1940 | 31,029
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| 1950 | 30,409
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| 1960 | 25,258
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| 1970 | 23,689
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| 1980 | 30,239
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| 1990 | 29,676
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyknox/
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