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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 63 newspaper titles published in Knox County, Ohio, with the earliest starting in 1800. 2 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 45 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Fredericktown, Mount Vernon, Gambier.
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Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.
Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.
Digitized page-1 issues from papers published in Knox. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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Front pages from Knox papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).
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33 of 45 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Knox was formed in 1808 (1808-03-01) from Fairfield, Franklin.
KNOX created from FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, and Non-County Area 2.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Knox County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,149 | 8,326 | 29,579 | 27,735 | 27,431 | 27,768 | 29,580 | 31,024 | 35,287 | 38,808 | 46,304 | 54,500 | 62,721 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
81 cemeteries and 6 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Amity Cemetery |
| Ankenytown Cemetery |
| Baker - Barker - Patterson Cemetery |
| Baldwin Cemetery |
| Banbury Cemetery |
| Basset Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Berlin Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bigelow Cemetery |
| Bird Cemetery |
| Bladensburg Cemetery |
| Boyd Cemetery |
| Brandon Cemetery |
| Branstool - Critchfield - Shrimplin Cemetery |
| Brinkhaven Cemetery |
| Butler Baptist Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Centerburg Cemetery |
| County Cemetery |
| Dennis Cemetery |
| Dowell Cemetery |
| Eastview Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Five Corners Cemetery |
| Forest Cemetery |
| Four Corners Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Green Valley Methodist Protestant Cemetery |
| Grove Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Harding Cemetery |
| Hollister Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Houck Cemetery |
| Hyatt Cemetery |
| Jelloway Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Kemmerer Cemetery |
| Kenyon Cemetery |
| Levering Cemetery |
| Liberty Chapel Cemetery |
| Martinsburg Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Martinsburg Presbyterian Cemetery |
| McKee Cemetery |
| Memorial Gardens Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Millwood Cemetery |
| Moreland Cemetery |
| Morris Cemetery |
| Mound View Cemetery |
| Mount Calvary Cemetery |
| Mount Liberty Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| N N A Cemetery |
| North Bend Church of the Brethren Cemetery |
| North Liberty Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Old Fredericktown Cemetery |
| Owl Creek Cemetery |
| Pike Cemetery |
| Quaker Cemetery |
| Quarry Chapel Cemetery |
| Rich Hill Cemetery |
| Ridenour Cemetery |
| Riley Cemetery |
| Ruhl Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Lukes Cemetery |
| Salem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Shadley Valley Cemetery |
| Skeen Cemetery |
| Strong Cemetery |
| Valley View Cemetery |
| Wayne Baptist Cemetery |
| Wesley Chapel Cemetery |
| Workman Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Clinton |
| Fleaville |
| Front Royal |
| Hollisters |
| Pleasant Valley |
| Umbria |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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