Knox County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Henry Knox. The County has Barbourville as its seat and the County was created December 19, 1799. The County is located in the southeast 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:

Biographies

 * Biographies Biographies Project

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


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

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

 * First Baptist Church, Barbourville. Church minutes 1804-1877 are available online: original records and transcript.

Court Records

 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

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

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

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories



 * The Archives of Appalachia

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — 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 — index and images

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Knox County:


 * September 19, 1861 - Barbourville
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Kentucky

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
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * 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 Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * 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


 * 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

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 ($).
 * 1800-1809 - Transcriptions of Knox County Tax Lists for the years 1800-1809 are available at Jimmie Jackson's Genealogy Homepage
 * 1800-1840 - Knox County Tax Lists are available for purchase as digital images in PDF format on CD from Jeff Renner's Genealogical Resources
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)
 * Tax Digests - 1816; 1826 delinquent tax returns Kentucky Pioneers ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1859 - Knox County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Knox County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Knox County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1859 - Knox County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Knox County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1879 - Knox County Marriage Index 1876-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorce Records 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Archives

 * Inventory of the county archives of Kentucky: Knox County at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries

 * Weeks-Townsend Library, Union College 310 College Street Barbourville, KY 40906 Phone: 606-546-1240

Museums

 * Knox County Historical Museum PO Box 1446 Barbourville Municipal Building 196 Daniel Boone Drive Barbourville, KY 40906 Phone: 606-546-4300

Societies

 * Knox County Genealogical Society 2603 Aintree Way Louisville, KY 40220
 * Knox County Historical Society, Inc. Knox County Library 206 Knox Street Barbourville, KY 40906 Phone: 606-546-5339
 * Corbin Genealogical Society 99 Boone Avenue PO Box 353 Corbin, KY 40701 Email:[mailto:searcher130@hotmail.com searcher130@hotmail.com] Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Knox County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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