Knox County KY Genealogy

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Knox Records by Type

Birth Records (9)
Cemetery Records (468)
Census Records (35)
Church Records (6)
City Directories (2)
Court Records (26)
Death Records (16)
Histories and Genealogies (7)
Land Records (3)
Map Records (7)
Marriage Records (14)
Military Records (6)
Miscellaneous Records (1)
Newspapers and Obituaries (42)
Probate Records (5)
School Records (14)
Tax Records (5)

Knox County Records by City/Town

Artemus Genealogy (42)
Bailey Switch Genealogy (28)
Barbourville Genealogy (111)
Bimble Genealogy (31)
Bryants Store Genealogy (34)
Cannon Genealogy (24)
Corbin Genealogy (99)
Crane Nest Genealogy (23)
Dewitt Genealogy (33)
Dishman Springs Genealogy (24)
Emanuel Genealogy (23)
Flat Lick Genealogy (45)
Girdler Genealogy (33)

Gray Genealogy (45)
Hammond Genealogy (23)
Heidrick Genealogy (29)
Hinkle Genealogy (27)
Jarvis Genealogy (25)
Mackey Bend Genealogy (23)
Scalf Genealogy (26)
Stinking Creek Genealogy (37)
Swan Lake Genealogy (23)
Tedders Genealogy (23)
Walker Genealogy (27)
Wilton Genealogy (32)
Woollum Genealogy (25)

Overview of Knox County Records

Knox County was created in 1799 from Lincoln County.
Copies of birth and death certificates from 1911 and later can be obtained from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics.
The Knox County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1800 and land records starting in 1800.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.