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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Knox. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Knox to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Knox, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Knox (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Knox. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Knox is historic, it would have been located within present day Knox County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Coshocton, Delaware, Holmes, Licking, Morrow & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Knox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knox:
- Knox County (The home county of Knox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Fredericktown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dorema
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batemantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Bangs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Gambier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Perrysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McKay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Mifflin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hayesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jeromesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Mohawk Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- West Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Layland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Metham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cooperdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Galion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crestline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- East Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Olive Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Condit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- South Condit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Vans Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Ashley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- New Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Central College ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Westerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Glenmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Killbuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Lock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Highwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Saint Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Chatham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- New Way ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Martel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Chesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Edison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Cardington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <2>
- Newville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lucas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maybee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Funk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knox, see our County-by-County Page for Knox.
Cemeteries Near Knox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knox.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Knox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Fredericktown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- The Morris Cemetery has also been known as:
- Loree Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Union - Loree Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Green Valley Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunham Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berlin Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mound View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Skeen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Mount Vernon.
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Knox in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knox.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Fredericktown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ankenytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ankenytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
- Bangorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- Bangs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Gambier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Chesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Hunt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monroe Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe Mills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Mills
- Milfordton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knox.
Newspapers Published in Knox ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knox, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knox.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Knox:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Holmes County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |