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, Texas Courthouse
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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

Knox County, Texas Vital Records

Knox County, Texas Resources

Knox County, Texas External Links

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