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History <-> Genealogy
*First created in 1790.
*County seat:
Located in southwestern
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Bandmill, Beal,
Bicknell, Bruceville,
Busseron, Cantaloupe,
Decker Chapel, Edwardsport,
Emison, Freelandville,
Fritchton, Iona,
Johnstown, Little
Rock, Monroe City, Oaktown, Orrville,
Purcell, Ragsdale,
Ridgeville, St.
Thomas, Sandborn, Sisson, Storks Ferry,
Twin Bridges, Verne,
Vincennes, Vollmer,
Westphalia, Wheatland,
and Willis.
Select this LINK to see GENERAL Knox County information
and links.
Select from the TOWN list above to learn which township the community is
located in, and view information and links specific to that area.
Select from the TOWNSHIPs Table below to
view information and links specific to the township.
Please note: Though the information on this web page is believed to be
correct, the possibility of error remains. Please notify the webmaster should an error be
found.
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Surrounding Counties:
WNW = Crawford & Lawrence Counties, IL
N = Sullivan
County, IN NE = Greene County,
IN
W = The Wabash River KNOX COUNTY
E = Daviess
County, IN
SSW = Wabash County, IL
S = Gibson
County, IN SSE = Pike County, IN
- City of Vincennes, Indiana
- Knox County Economic Development and Vincennes, Indiana
- Knox County, Indiana Township Trustees
- Vincennes / Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Vincennes State Historic Sites
- The Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous
- THE LOUP-GAROU LEGENDS OF OLD VINCENNES
- The Northwest Territory Alliance
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes, KNOX, IN
- The Political Graveyard,
for Knox County,
Indiana, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, a web site
about
- Pecan
Cultivars: 'Indiana' Native "...seedling discovered in the
early 1900's by M. J. Niblack and W. C. Reed. Original tree stood west of
Oaktown,
- Interactive
Map of Knox County,
- Use the query form, at USGS, to map features including cemeteries, churches, populated places, and more. Please note that the map town listed with a feature may be used as a map reference for the site, and may not be the town where the feature is actually located...Select a map to see the location of the actual feature. This database may not be complete, and, as with any database, there may be errors.
· Indiana State Library. 140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
o Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
o Indiana Biography Index (published before 1990)
o Indiana Biography Index (published since 1990)
o Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
o Index of Indiana Marriages, 1993 through 2002
o Newspaper Holdings: Holdings by county (in Indianapolis)
o Images of Indiana: 92 Counties // from Adams to Whitley
o Vital Information Exchange (VINE)
- countyhistory.com: for Knox County, by Ronald Branson!
· 1880 Census Index, by familysearch.org
· 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
- USGenWeb:
Knox County Indiana Archives
- 1820 Knox County, Indiana Census, submitted by Sue Montgomery
- 1830 Knox County, Indiana Census, submitted by Sue Montgomery
- INGenWeb for Knox County Genealogy & History, by John Stangle
- World War II Veterans Online Information Center
- The Doughboy Center - presented by The Great War Society.
- USA Veterans' Administration
- Knox County Development Corporation
- Vincennes, Indiana Online - Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Northwest Territory Genealogical Society
Lewis Historical
Library -
- Old Northwest Corporation
Old French
House -
Museum: (812) 882-0199.
McGrady-Brockman
Regional Genealogical/Historical Center
Phone : (812) 886-4380
- Knox County Health Department (For Birth & Death Certificates from ca. 1882)
- Knox Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce & Probate Records)
Courthouse - 101 No.
7th Street,
Phone: (812) 885-2521.
Busseron Township communities include: Busseron, Emison and Oaktown.
Harrison Township communities include:
Monroe City, Ridgeville, Verne and Willis.
Johnson Township communities include:
Cantaloupe, Decker, Iona, Purcell, St. Thomas and Vollmer.
Vigo Township communities include:
Bicknell, Edwardsport, Sandborn and Westphalia. A portion of Bicknell
extends into
Vincennes Township communities
include: Bandmill, Beal, Twin Bridges and the City of Vincennes (the
county seat).
- Directory of Vincennes City Offices
- City of Vincennes, IN
- City of Vincennes, Indiana
- Knox County, Indiana Township Trustees
- Knox County Economic Development and Vincennes, Indiana
- Vincennes / Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Vincennes State Historic Sites
Washington Township communities
include: Bruceville, Johnstown and Ragsdale. A portion of Bicknell
extends into
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PROFESSIONAL
HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch,
Professional Historical Genealogist
Researching onsite, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America. Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.
Printed resources for this page include:
- School and Library Atlas
of the World. Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor). Sycamore,
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