2000 Population:
31,795 County Seat: Barbourville
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Knox county, the
41st erected in the
state, was formed in 1799, out of Lincoln county. It is situated
in the extreme southeastern part of the state (separated only by Josh Bell
county from Cumberland Gap), and lies on both sides of the Cumberland river;
is bounded N by Laurel and Clay counties, E and S by Josh Bell, and W by
Whitley and Laurel. The face of the country, except on the river bottoms,
is hilly and mountainous; the staple produce is corn, while hogs and cattle
are raised in large numbers. |
