Knox County, Maine Genealogy

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County Courthouse
62 Union Street Rockland, Maine 04841

History

 * Named for American Revolutionary war general and Secretary of War, Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806.

Parent County
Created 1 April 1860 from Lincoln and Waldo counties.

Populated Places

 * City: Rockland
 * Towns: Appleton | Camden | Cushing | Friendship | Hope | Isle au Haut  |  North Haven  |  Owls Head  |  Rockport  |  Saint George  |  South Thomaston  |  Thomaston  |  Union  |  Vinalhaven  | Warren |  Washington
 * Plantation: Matinicus Isle
 * Unorganized Territory: Criehaven
 * Communities: Camden | Thomaston
 * Villages: Hibberts Corner | Port Clyde

Neighboring Counties
Lincoln | Waldo

Web Sites

 * The Knox County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Knox County
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Knox County