[3] It is named for Henry Knox, an American Revolutionary War general.

[4] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 855 sq mi (2,210 km2), of which 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.6%) are covered by water.

[5] As of the census[11] of 2000, 4,253 people, 1,690 households, and 1,166 were families residing in the county.

[15] The city of Goree in Knox County is the site of the annual Bobby Boatright Memorial Music Camp, an event for aspiring Western Swing musicians of all ages to showcase their musical talents.

The camp's namesake was a fiddle player who was originally from Goree.

The camp was profiled in a story that aired on July 21, 2010, on National Public Radio's Morning Edition program.