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Welcome to
Knox
County, TX
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![]() Henry Knox Knox County was formed in
1858, remained unsettled and was again formed into a
county in 1876. In the 1880 census there were 77 residents
living on three farms or ranches. Named for Henry
Knox, Revolutionary War General and the Secretary of War
in George Washington's first cabinet, as was Fort Knox in
Kentucky. It was and remains today a relatively small
county. With about 850 square miles it's original
settlers mined copper, grew cotton or raised cattle.
By the 1940's oil was a big product with the population
reaching as high as 10,090 in 1940 and the 2010 estimated
population was 3,719. The county seat is Benjamin.
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I am Tamara Stevens, the county coordinator. 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. If you have family history, stories, books, wills, marriages, births, deaths, obits, old photos or other information about Knox County, please send me an email and allow me to add the information to this site. We are all volunteers on this project and appreciate your kindness.Issues,
information,
suggestions or to volunteer on the state
level,
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