Knox County

  • County Seat:
    Galesburg
  • Previous Seats:
    Knoxville (Henderson), 1831; Galesburg, 1873
  • Area:
    728 square miles
  • Population:
    274 (1830 census) - 52,919 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Henry Knox, Revolutionary War General
  • Created on:
    January 13, 1825

Images

  • knox-county-postcard
  • knox-Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 48-KNOV,1-3
  • knox-Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 48-KNOV,1-4
  • knox-historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 48-KNOV,1-7
  • knox-Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 48-KNOV,1-15
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