Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
KNOX COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Tennessee, and traversed by Tennessee river. Area, 864 square miles. Face of the country mountainous; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Knoxville. Pop. in 1810, 10,171; in 1820, 13,034; in 1830, 14,498; in 1840, 15,485; in 1850, 18,775. (Fanning's, 1853)