Knox County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Knox County

County Courthouse
Knox County

History


The county is named for General Henry Knox (1750-1806), Revolutionary War hero, and the nation's first Secretary of War.

Parent County

 * 1825--Knox County was created 13 January 1825 from Fulton County. County seat: Galesburg

Boundary Changes
A part of Knox County was taken to create Stark County 2 March 1839.

Fulton | Henry | Mercer | Peoria | Stark | Mercer

Neighboring Counties

 * Fulton
 * Henry
 * Mercer
 * Peoria
 * Stark
 * Warren

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Knox County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Knox Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Knox County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Galesburg

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Knox County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Knox County.


 * - 51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K.
 * - 58th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 59th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.
 * - 64th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Yates’ Sharpshooters), Company D.
 * - 66th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
 * - 71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
 * - 72nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 77th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.
 * - 83rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies E, G, I and K.

Societies and Libraries
Galesburg | Knoxville | Oneida | Abingdon | Altona | Appleton | Bridgeport | Burnside | Centerville | Dahinda | DeLong | Douglas | East Galesburg | Elba Center | Eugene | Gilson | Henderson | Henderson Grove | Hermon | Knox | London Mills | Maquon | Oak Run | Ontario | Rapatee | Rio | Saint Augustine | Saluda | Soperville | Trenton Corners | Truro | Uniontown | Victoria | Walnut Grove | Wataga | Williamsfield | Yates City

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Knox County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Knox County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)