Knox County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Knox County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Description
Knox County was named for Henry Knox. The county is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Knox County Courthouse 401 Court Square, #102 Barbourville, KY 40906 Phone: 606-546-3568 Knox County Website

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Knox County Bibles at Kentucky Archives USGenWeb

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Knox county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.

Census Records

 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Baptist
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * First Baptist Church, Barbourville. Church minutes 1804-1877 are available online: original records and Cumberland River Baptist Church : new, First Baptist Church of Barbourville, Ky., Knox County, Kentucky, 1804-1877 transcript.Digital Library.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1800-1978 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1801-1816 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Knox County, Kentucky - Will Book "A" 1802-1842. By Knox County, Kentucky. Knox County, Kentucky : Knox County, Kentucky. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky 1785-1792 at KYKinFolk.com
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases


 * Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections at KY.gov
 * Contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.


 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov

African Americans

 * The KY African American Griots Project
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Funeral Homes

 * Barbourville Funeral Home in Barbourville.
 * Hampton Funeral Home in Barbourville.
 * Hart Funeral Home, Inc. in Corbin.
 * Hopper Funeral Home Inc. in Barbourville.
 * Knox Funeral Home in Barbourville.
 * Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home in Corbin.

Genealogies

 * [Hopper] Hopper, Wallace. "Blaggrove Hopper Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):83-91. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * The KY Land Office
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (Free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (Free)
 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Knox County:
 * September 19, 1861 - Barbourville.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm
 * Corbin Times Tribune at Ancestry ($)

Obituaries

 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb


 * Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1943 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1803-1974 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1919-1943 (*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1800 - Stephens, Mrs. Bruce. "Knox County, Kentucky Tax List, 1800," The Mountain Empire Genealogical Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Spring 1985):56-57..
 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Knox County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * 1800-1809 - Transcriptions of Knox County Tax Lists for the years 1800-1809 are available at Jimmie Jackson's Genealogy Homepage
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)
 * Tax Digests - 1816; 1826 delinquent tax returns Kentucky Pioneers ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1859 - Knox County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874 - Knox County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Knox County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 Kentucky, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1785-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1797-1954 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1852-1859 - Knox County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Knox County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1879 - Knox County Marriage Index 1876-1879. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1962-2005 Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005 at Ancestry - index ($)

Archives
Inventory of the County Archives of Kentucky: Knox County at Ancestry ($) Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library, Room 422 344 J L Seehorn Rd Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4338 Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu] Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Corbin Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Whitley City Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Breathitt County Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Weeks-Townsend Memorial Library Union College 310 College St Barbourville, KY 40906 Phone: 606-546-1240 Email: [mailto:library@unionky.edu library@unionky.edu] Facebook Website

Museums
Knox County Historical Museum Barbourville Municipal Building 196 Daniel Boone Dr PO Box 1446 Barbourville, KY 40906 Phone: 606-546-7581 Facebook Website

Societies
Corbin Genealogical Society 99 Boone Avenue PO Box 353 Corbin, KY 40701 Email: [mailto:searcher130@hotmail.com searcher130@hotmail.com] Website Knox Historical Museum, History and Genealogy Center 196 Daniel Boone Dr Barbourville, KY 40906 Phone: 606-546-7581 Facebook Website

Websites

 * Knox County KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Knox County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Knox County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records