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Knox County was named in honor of Henry Knox, the first US Secretary of War. [3] The first "Knox County" in what today is Illinois was unrelated to the modern incarnation. In 1790, the land of the Indiana Territory that was to become Illinois was divided into two counties: St. Clair and Knox. The latter included land in what was to become Indiana.
Knoxville was the county seat until 1873, when the county seat was moved to Galesburg. The first Knox County Courthouse, completed in 1839, and second Knox County jail, completed in 1845, still stand in Knoxville and are registered on the National Register of Historic Places. The two buildings and Knoxville's first general store, the Sanburn ...
Pages in category "Knox County, Illinois" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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Knox would later become a county in Indiana and is unrelated to the current Knox County in Illinois, while St. Clair would become the oldest county in Illinois. 15 counties had been created by the time Illinois achieved statehood in 1818. The last county, Ford County, was created in 1859.
Etherly was a town located in Knox County, Illinois, south of Victoria. The town was a "company town": a community that was the home of miners working the surrounding coal mines. [1] The mining companies in the area went out of business in the early 20th century and the town was sold. [2]
Pages in category "Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Illinois" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Walnut Grove Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 770 and it contained 329 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 770 and it contained 329 housing units.