Welcome to Knox County ...

Time Zone: Knox County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Barbourville is the Seat for Knox County.

Knox County was founded in 1799 and was created by taking area from Lincoln County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Knox had a population of 31,151 people. This is a decrease of 2.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,883 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Knox represented 0.73% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kentucky
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• Websites specific to Knox County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Bell County
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  • Clay County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Knox County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Knox County