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Information about families and individuals who settled in Knox County. Transcriptions of family Bibles, biographies, journals, letters, etc.

Information about businesses and professionals in Knox County that have historical interest. Transcriptions of business records.

Information about burial sites and morticians. Transcriptions of grave markers, cemetery lists, and undertakers' records.

Transcriptions from federal and state censuses

Information about community organizations. Transcriptions of organizational records.

Information about county departments responsible for making and upholding the laws

Information about doctors, dentists, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers in Knox County

Information about researching non-white residents of Knox County, including Native American, Melungeon, and Black families and individuals. Transcriptions of documents related to ethnic groups

Information about real property. Transcriptions of land grant, survey, and deed records

Petitions to the Tennessee Legislature and Acts of the Legislature related to Knox County or its residents

Information about libraries, museums, and archives in the county or with material related to the county

Maps and gazetteers, current and historical

Information about Knox Countians who served in the military. Transcriptions of military service records.

Newspapers and other local publications, such as community guides. Transcriptions from newspapers, including obituaries.

Information about public records (created by or for governments)

Information about churches and other religious organizations in Knox County

Information about Knox County schools and education

Information about birth, death, marriage, divorce, and adoption records. Transcriptions from documents.

Information about probate records. Transcriptions of documents.

Miscellaneous bits of information for those doing genealogy and history research in Knox County

General information about resources and research strategies.

Personal and property taxes assessed and paid by individuals.

Biographical sketches from J. J. Burnett's Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers. Transcribed by Rose-Anne Cunningham and used here with permission.