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| Name | Knox |
| Alt names | Knox | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.75°N 87.4°W |
| Located in | Indiana, United States (1790 - ) |
| 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) |
- 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 in the state of Indiana in the United States. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, alongside, St. Clair County, Illinois. Knox County was gradually reduced in size as subsequent counties were established. It was established in its present configuration when Daviess County was partitioned off (2 February 1818). At the 2010 United States Census, the county population was 38,440. The county seat is Vincennes.
Knox County comprises the Vincennes, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
In 1790, Winthrop Sargent, Secretary of Northwest Territory, organized Knox County, the first in the Northwest Territory. It was named for Major General Henry Knox, who had completed his term as second U.S. Secretary of War the previous September. Knox County 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 Saint Clair County, Illinois.
Many of Knox County townships and lots were surveyed with the French system, which employs 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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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Knox County, Indiana, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inknox
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