Knox County

There are nine counties named Knox County in the United States,
All named for Brig. General Henry Knox who would later serve as the first Secretary of War:

  • Knox County, Illinois
  • Knox County, Indiana (including Vincennes, one of the oldest cities west of the Appalacian Mountains)
  • Knox County, Kentucky
  • Knox County, Maine
  • Knox County, Missouri
  • Knox County, Nebraska
  • Knox County, Ohio
  • Knox County, Tennessee (including Knoxville)
  • Knox County, Texas


Famous quotes containing the words knox and/or county:

    “Death is an incident producing clay. Use it, mold it, learn from it.”
    —John Gilling, British screenwriter. Dr. Knox (Peter Cushing)

    “Don’t you know there are 200 temperance women in this county who control 200 votes. Why does a woman work for temperance? Because she’s tired of liftin’ that besotted mate of hers off the floor every Saturday night and puttin’ him on the sofa so he won’t catch cold. Tonight we’re for temperance. Help yourself to them cloves and chew them, chew them hard. We’re goin’ to that festival tonight smelling like a hot mince pie.”
    —Laurence Stallings (1894–1968)