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  • Knox County, Illinois

    Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Illinois. Official Website The modern Knox County, Illinois, was organized in 1825 and was named in honor of Henry Knox, the first US Secretary of War. Adjacent Counties Henry County Mercer County Stark County Fulton County Peoria County Warren County Cities & Villages Abingdon Altona East...

  • Knox County, Indiana

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Indiana. Official Website In 1790, Winthrop Sargent, Secretary of Northwest Territory, organized Knox County, the first in the Northwest Territory. It was named for Major General Henry Knox, who had completed his term as second U.S. Secretary of War. Adjacent Counties Greene County Sullivan County Daviess Cou...

  • Knox County, Kentucky

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Kentucky. Official Website Knox County was formed on December 19, 1799. It is usually assumed to be named for Henry Knox of Massachusetts, a Revolutionary War general and the first United States Secretary of War. However, there is strong evidence that it was actually named for James Knox. Knox was a pre-war explorer and...

  • Knox County, Texas

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Texas. Official Website The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1886. It is named for Henry Knox, an American Revolutionary War general. Adjacent Counties Foard County King County Haskell County Stonewall County Baylor County Throckmorton County Cities, Towns & Communities Benjami...

  • Knox County, Ohio

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Ohio. Official Website Knox County was formed in 1808 and was named for Henry Knox, an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was later the first Secretary of War. Adjacent Counties Ashland County Holmes County Coshocton County Licking County Delaware County Morrow County Richland County

  • Knox County, Maine

    This project is part of the State of Maine Portal . = Knox County, Maine is a county in the south-central part of the state, along the North Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,736. Its county seat is Rockland. The county is named for American Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806. The county...

  • Kenyon College

    Wikipedia =Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States, founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. It is the oldest private college in Ohio and is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The campus is noted for its Collegiate Gothic architecture and rural setting. Kenyon College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colle...

  • Knox County, Tennessee

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Tennessee. Official Website History Knox County was created after the American Revolutionary War on June 11, 1792, by Governor William Blount from parts of Greene and Hawkins counties. It was one of the few counties created when this area was still known as the Southwest Territory. It is one of nine United States counti...

  • Knox County, Missouri

    Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Missouri. Official Website The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox. Adjacent Counties Adair County Scotland County Macon County Clark County Lewis County Shelby County Cities, Villages, Townships & Communities Baring Bee Ridge Benton

  • Knoxville, Tennessee

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Knoxville is the county seat of Knox County and was the first capital of Tennessee. Official Website History Wikipedia One of the oldest artificial structures in Knoxville is a burial mound constructed during the early Mississippian culture period (c. A.D. 1000-1400). By the 18th century, the...

  • Knox Cemetery, Knox, New York

    The Knox Cemetery is a beautiful and sightly burial place, possessing many advantages. The cemetery company controlling it was organized in 1874, and the cemetery was dedicated by the Rev. Mr. Robinson, August 8, that year. The body of Lieutenant Michael P. Barclay, the same person listed in other history notes, under the name of "Michael Henry Barckley," was the first one buried in Knox cemete...

  • Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville, Illinois

    Please add profiles of those who are interred at Knoxville Cemetery located in Knox County, Illinois. Find a Grave Knoxville Burying Ground

  • Knox County, Nebraska

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knox County, Nebraska. Official Website Knox County was organized by the Territorial Legislature in 1857, and named L'Eau Qui Court, that being the French name for the river named by the Ponca Niobrara—both names meaning, in English, Running Water. The name was changed to Knox, named for U.S. Army General Henry Knox, by a statute pa...

  • Gilson Cemetery, Gilson, Illinois

    This project is for those buried in Gilson Cemetery, Knox County, Illinois. Find a Grave

  • Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Galesburg, Illinois. Official Website Galesburg was founded by George Washington Gale, a Presbyterian minister from New York state who had formulated the concept of the manual labor college and first implemented it at the Oneida Institute near Utica, New York. In 1836 Gale publicized a subscription- and land purchase-based plan to f...

  • University of Tennessee

    Wikipedia The University of Tennessee (also referred to as the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, UT Knoxville, UTK, or UT) is a public sun-grant and land-grant university headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee entered the Union as the 16th state, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nin...

  • Linville Cemetery, Edina, Missouri

    This cemetery is for those buried in Linville Cemetery, Edina, Knox County, Missouri. Find a Grave

  • Knoxville, Illinois

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois.= Official Website =Knoxville was established on January 15, 1831, and called Henderson until its name was changed to Knoxville on December 22, 1832 when it became the county seat. It was one of the first 10 municipalities incorporated in the state and is the oldest town in Knox County. James Knox was ...

  • East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery - Lyons View Pike

    East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery - Lyons View Pike is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Find a Grave

  • East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery - Gov. John Sevier Hwy.

    East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery - Gov. John Sevier Hwy. is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Find a Grave

  • Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Galesburg, Illinois

    The cemetery is located on 2040 US-150, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Find a Grave

  • Lake View Cemetery, Union, Maine

    This project is for those buried in Lake View Cemetery, Union, Knox County, Maine. Find a Grave

  • Knox College (Illinois)

    Official Website =Knox College is a private liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois. It is one of 40 schools featured in Loren Pope's influential book Colleges That Change Lives.

  • New St. Joseph Cemetery, Edina, Missouri

    This project is for those buried in New St. Joseph Cemetery, Edina, Knox County, Missouri. It is also known as St. Joseph New Cemetery . Find a Grave

  • Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois

    This project is for those who are buried in Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. The cemetery is located on the west edge of Galesburg, Illinois, at West Main Street. and Linwood Road on the southwest corner, near by-pass 34 and Highway 164. It is owned and maintained by the city. Find a Grave IL GenWeb

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