Reference

The Reference Department at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County is here to assist you in using the Library and its many information resources. We are here to:

Answer your questions
Provide research assistance
Locate library resources from an outside source such as an Inter-Library Loan
Genealogy research
Mount Vernon News on microfilm

For more information call (740) 392-BOOK ext. 230

In-Library Resources for Patron Use

History of Knox County: Hill, 1881; Norton, 1779-1862; Lorey, 1876-1976
Past and Present of Knox County, 1912
Biographical Record of Knox County, 1902
Atlases of Knox County, 1871 and 1896
Family Histories
Marriage index, covers 1808-1875
Death Records index, covers 1867-1908
Obituary indices, substantial but not complete
Knox County cemeteries index
Will abstracts, not complete
Knox County census beginning 1820, excluding 1890 (records on microfilm, indexes 1830-1880)
Mount Vernon newspapers from 1840s (on microfilm and generally NOT indexed)

Librarian Assisted Research
Guidelines for Librarian Assisted Research
(*Please allow 4-6 weeks for us to respond to a request)

No more than 3 obituary, birth notices, or article look-ups (or any combination of these)

(Required) Specific dates for obituary/birth notices or article look-ups
Newspaper-related requests must be the Mount Vernon News and require a specific date
No more than 3 index look-ups

(Please keep in mind Federal Copyright laws may prevent us from fulfilling a request if the item requested is copy of significant portion of a book or its entirety, without permission from the author and/or publisher)

Requests may be sent via email at library@knox.net, phone (740) 392-2665 ext. 230, or postal mail
The Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County
ATTN: Reference/Genealogy
201 N. Mulberry St.
Mount Vernon, OH 43050

Other Online Genealogy Resources
Knox County Records Center
OhioMemory.org
Knox County Historical Society
Knox County Health Department