TXGenWeb Knox County, Texas

Welcome to the TXGenWeb Project site for genealogical research in Knox County, Texas.

Photo courtesy of www.texascourthouses.com

Knox County, Texas was formed in 1858, remained unsettled and was again formed into a county in 1876. It was named for Henry Knox, Revolutionary War General and the Secretary of War in George Washington's first cabinet. The county seat is Benjamin.

Family Histories
Josephine Reagan and C.C. Glasgow

Munday-Hollar Family (lots of history on the Town of Munday here)

The W.R. Lytle Family

Letter from J.M. Trainham to J.N. Young--1927

Boone & Ballard Photos

Links
Handbook of Texas Online

Knox Co. Government Homepage

The City of Munday

Knox County Records available on microfilm through interlibrary loan.

Knox County people in the Baylor County Banner

Knox County in the National Register of Historic Places

US Biographies Project for Knox County - read and submit biographies for kin from Knox Co.

Local Information
Historical Commission & Society info

Knox County Demographics

Munday City-County Library

Knox County Bibliography

Hotels & Campgrounds

Cemeteries

Knox County Courthouse

Index of Families from My Hometown, A History of Munday, Texas

Local History
Gilliland School

Hefner School

St. Joseph Catholic Church at Rhineland

Lookups
Knox County Lookups

Mailing List

Join the Knox County mailing list

Message Boards
Rootsweb queries

GenForum queries

Knox County Queries From the Previous System

Maps

Photographs
Benjamin from a post card sent to Elaine Martin's grandmother from her grandfather in June 1922

Early Goree Street Scene

Hog Killing Time

An early photo in Knox City
(Provided by Wayne Hendon.)

Knox County Veterans Memorial

Benjamin Texas Pioneer Monument
(Provided by Lewis Browder)

First National Bank Knox City 1909 - This is now City Hall.

Knox City Wheat Thrashing 1907 (Provided by Ben Stephens)

Frizzell &Carnes Co (Provided by Ben Stephens)

Hefner School

Lone Star School 1925/1926

Records
Knox County Records in the TXGenWeb Archives. There is a search box at the bottom of the page.

Knox County Births 1926-1929

Knox County Births 1930-1934

Knox County Marriages
Alphabetical listing by grooms

Knox County CSA Pension Application Index

Census Records

Death Index 1903-1926

Death Certificates - Search for Texas Death Certificates from 1890 - 1976. You can save and print Texas death certificates from this LDS Family Search site.

Obituaries