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Genealogy & History

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Knox County is located in East Tennessee, one of the state's three" Grand Divisions".  It was created 1792 from Greene and Hawkins counties.   

Knox County was named in honor of Henry Knox (1750-1806),  American Revolutionary War artillery commander, one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati and first U.S. secretary of war.

Knoxville is the county seat of Knox County.


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Thanks for dropping by!

We are Rose-Anne Cunningham Bray and Billie R. McNamara , co-coordinators for the Knox County  website.  

Do you have Knox County genealogical or historical information  to share? Dust off that old family Bible; dig out Grandpa's store ledgers; 'rediscover' those old pictures. We'd love to link  your information to our site! Please contact us for more details.


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We celebrated
Tennessee's
200th Birthday in 1996!

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(new and improved!)

History of Knox County, Tennessee

Topography and Migration Patterns

Knox County's Early Settler

  Knox County Research Helps
   (records, resources & more!)

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Visit the new state-wide TNGenWeb Search Engine

Knox County Military Links

Knox County Historic Sites of Interest

Knox County Photo Album


 

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