Knox County, Texas Records
Knox County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 1, 1858 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States (1785–1794) .
Knox County is bordered by Foard County (north), Baylor County (east), Haskell County (south), King County (west).
Knox County Cities and Towns include Benjamin, Goree, Knox City, Munday..
A Map of Knox County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Knox County, Texas Courthouse Records
Knox County, TX Courthouse
The Knox County Courthouse is located in Benjamin, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Knox county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
Some early records  prior to organization on March 1886 may be located in Young County, Jack County, Montague County, Clay County and Baylor County
- Knox County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1905 for Birth; 1909 for death, Marriage Records from 1886, Land Records from 1886, Probate Records from 1886 and Court Records from 1886. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
- Knox County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Knox County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Knox County, Texas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from 1903Â to present.
- Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
- Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
- Locations:Â Texas Department of State Health Services
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111
Knox County, Texas Resources
Knox County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Knox County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Knox Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Knox Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Knox County History
- Knox County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Knox Co. TXGenweb
- Knox County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Knox County, Texas Military Records
