Some of the cities, towns, and places in Knox County are Artemus, Barbourville, Corbin, Flat Lick, Gray, Kay Jay, Laurel County, North Corbin, Whitley County
Knox County is a county located in Appalachia near the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,883. Its county seat is Barbourville. The county is named for General Henry Knox. It is one of the few coal-producing counties in Kentucky that has not suffered massive population loss.
Knox County is included in the London, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.