Decker is a town in Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 199 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1869 by Isaac Decker. Decker is near the White River, and is well known for the watermelon and cantaloupe produced in the surrounding rural area.
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana in the United States. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, alongside St. Clair County, Illinois. Knox County was gradually reduced in size as subsequent counties were established. It was established in its present configuration when Daviess County was partitioned off (February 2, 1818). At the 2020 United States census, the county population was 36,282. The county seat is Vincennes. Knox County comprises the Vincennes, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute. It was founded in 1732 by French fur traders, including the namesake François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes. It is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and was its longest serving territorial capital. It is one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians. The population was 16,759 at the 2020 census.
Bicknell is a city in Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,092 at the 2020 census.
Bruceville is a town in Washington Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 450 at the 2020 census.
Sandborn is a town in Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census. It is the home of the annual Black Creek Festival.
Monroe City is a town in Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 502 at the 2020 census.
Edwardsport is a town in Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1832 and named after Edward Wilkins, a founding father.
Oaktown is a town in Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana. The population was 581 at the 2020 census.
The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (also known as the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, or simply "The Old Cathedral"; French: Basilique Saint-François-Xavier de Vincennes) is a historic Catholic church in Vincennes, Indiana, under the Diocese of Evansville. Named for Francis Xavier, the 16th-century Jesuit missionary, it is located opposite George Rogers Clark National Historical Park at 205 Church Street, within the Vincennes Historic District.
During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the French, British and U.S. forces built and occupied a number of forts at Vincennes, Indiana. These outposts commanded a strategic position on the Wabash River. The names of the installations were changed by the various ruling parties, and the forts were considered strategic in the French and Indian War, the American Revolutionary War, the Northwest Indian War and the War of 1812. The last fort was abandoned in 1816.
Wheatland is a town in Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census.
Beal is an unincorporated community in Vincennes Township, Knox County, Indiana.
Edwardsport Power Station is a 618 MW Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) coal based power plant in Vigo Township, Knox County, near the town of Edwardsport, Indiana. The integrated gasification combined cycle power plant (Edwardsport IGCC) construction started in June 2008 by Duke Energy near the site of an older 160 MW coal-fired electrical power plant, which was decommissioned in 2010.
Emison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana. Its population was 154 at the 2010 census.
Freelandville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 United States census it had a population of 643.
Fritchton is an unincorporated community in Palmyra Township, Knox County, Indiana approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Vincennes.
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, located in Vincennes, Indiana, on the banks of the Wabash River at what is believed to be the site of Fort Sackville, is a United States National Historical Park. President Calvin Coolidge authorized a classical memorial and President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the completed structure in 1936.
Good Samaritan Hospital is located in Vincennes, Indiana. It is the main hospital for Knox County, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois. It is located along Willow Street and Sixth Street on Vincennes' South Side.
North Knox Junior-Senior High School (NKJSHS) is a public school located in Widner Township, Knox County, Indiana, between the communities of Bicknell and Freelandville. It is a part of the North Knox School Corporation.
Verne is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana.
Vincennes Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,899 (down from 23,707 at 2010) and it contained 10,087 housing units.
Decker Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 209 (down from 227 at 2010) and it contained 95 housing units.
Ed-Air Airport (IATA: OTN, FAA LID: 2IG4, formerly OTN) is a private use airport in Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Oaktown, Indiana, and was previously a public use airport.
Saint Thomas was a hamlet in Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana, in the United States. It had an eponymous Catholic church, and a Benedictine convent which also provided a school.
Little Rock is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana, in the United States.
Orrville is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana, in the United States.