Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
KNOX COUNTY, situated in the central part of Ohio. Area, 618 square miles. Face of the country generally level; soil productive. Seat of justice, Mount Vernon. Pop. in 1810, 2,149; in 1820, 8,326; in 1830, 17,124; in 1840, 29,579; in 1850, 28,773. (Fanning's, 1853)