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 History

Gilliland School

Hefner School  

St. Joseph Catholic Church at Rhineland
 Local Information
 

Histoical 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



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

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

Obituaries


 
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Surrounding Counties:

Baylor, Foard, Haskell, King, Stonewall, Thockmorton
Visit the TXGenWeb County Selection Page or the clickable map for more counties.

 

This page is maintained by Tamara Stevens. Thanks for stopping by... My goal is to provide you with every possible resource to help you with your Knox County, Texas family research in a pleasing, organized format that doesn't take forever to load. I can't answer questions about your family, however. I only have access to the information posted on this site. If you have records to contribute, please contact me.

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Last updated March 7, 2008.