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Knox County, Nebraska genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

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Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W / 39.99; -91.19

Knox County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska
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Facts
Founded	February 10, 1857
County Seat	Center
Courthouse
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Address	Knox County Courthouse P.O. Box 166 Center, Nebraska 68742 Phone: 402.288.4282

County Courthouse

Knox County Courthouse
PO Box 166;
Center, NE 68724
Phone: 402.288.4282

County Clerk has marriage records.
County Judge has probate and court records.
Clerk District Court has divorce records.
Register of Deeds has land records. ^[1]

History

The county is named for General Henry Knox (1750-1806), Revolutionary War hero, and the nation's first Secretary of War.^[2]

Parent County

1857--Knox County was created 10 February 1857 from Pierce County and unorganized territory. County seat: Center ^[3]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Antelope
• Bon Homme County, South Dakota
• Boyd
• Cedar
• Charles Mix County, South Dakota
• Holt
• Pierce
• Yankton County, South Dakota

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Knox County, Nebraska census records online, see: Nebraska Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Knox County, Nebraska page 431, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ "Henry Knox," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Knox.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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