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
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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
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Profiles of Ohio, Fifth Edition. Physical characteristics of City/County in Ohio.