knoxville  is in what county in tenn
Knox County is located in East Tennessee, one of the state's three Grand Divisions.. It was created in 1792 from Greene and Hawkins counties. Knox County was named in honor of Henry Knox (1750-1806), American Revolutionary War artillery commander, one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati and first U.S. secretary of war. Knoxville, founded in 1791, is the county seat of Knox County.