Knox County, Illinois Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Knox County was formed 13 January 1825 from Fulton County. A part of it was taken to create Stark County 2 March 1839. Named for Henry Knox, the first US Secretary of War.

Cities
Galesburg | Knoxville | Oneida

Unicorporated Communities
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 | Willamsfield | Yates City

County Government Site
Knox County, Illinois

Neighboring Counties
Fulton | Henry | Mercer | Peoria | Stark | Mercer

Genealogy and History Websites
The Knox County IL GenWeb Project, a member of The ILGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project

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