Knox County

Historical Resources:

 

Pre-Statehood Tennessee

Learn more about pre-statehood Tennessee history!   Read this book online!   The Conquest of the Old Southwest: The Romantic Story of the Early Pioneers into Virginia, The Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky 1740-1790, by Archibald Henderson, Ph.D., D.C.L.

 

Early Knoxville / Knox County History:

A visitor's view of Knoxville, along with a drawing of the city (circa 1845):

Read this 1859 article about the early settlement of Knoxville!

We are transcribing William Rule's (1900) Standard History of Knoxville, Tennessee Click here to read Chapter 14 - "Transportation"

View listings in the "County and Community Histories" and "Historical Sites" sections of the Knox County Bibliography

 

 Miscellaneous:

Knox County Historian

Mr. Steve Cotham
McClung Historical Collection
Knox County Public Library System
500 West Church Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37902-2505
(865) 215-8801

Tennessee Historical Commission

Knoxville Civil War Roundtable

East Tennessee Historical Society

Knox County Historical Sites of Interest

Knox County landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places