Knoxville is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in and the county seat

County seat

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 of Crawford County

Crawford County, Georgia

Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 12,495. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 12,483. The unincorporated county seat is Knoxville.-History:...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, United States

United States

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. The community is part of the Macon

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area

Macon metropolitan area

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The former city's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995 pursuant to a Georgia law which abolished city governments which were defunct or minimally operative.

Knoxville is the birthplace of John Pemberton

John Pemberton

John Stith Pemberton was a Confederate veteran and an American druggist, and is best known for being the inventor of Coca-Cola.-Early life:...

, the inventor of Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

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, although he moved to Columbus, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...

 while a child.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution . In both of these works, he explored the effects of the rising equality of social conditions on the individual and the state in...

 visited Knoxville in 1832 as part of his tour of America which he would eventually describe in his famous book, Democracy in America.

Knoxville was also home to Joanna Troutman

Joanna Troutman

Joanna Troutman also Johanna Troutman sewed a flag for a battalion of Georgia volunteers who were leaving to fight in the Texas Revolution. She created the Troutman flag which had a five-pointed blue star and the words "Victory or Death" on a white silk field...

, a young girl who sewed a single star on a white banner to give to a battalion of Georgia troops headed west to assist Texas citizens in their fight for independence

Texas Revolution

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There are two National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in Knoxville, which are the Crawford County Courthouse

Crawford County Courthouse (Georgia)

The Crawford County Courthouse in Knoxville, Georgia Served as the Crawford County courthouse from 1832 to c. 2000. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. -History:In an act of Dec...

, and the Crawford County Jail

Crawford County Jail

The Crawford County Jail, also known as Old Crawford County Jail, located in Knoxville, Georgia, is one of the oldest jails in Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1989. The jail now serves as a museum for the annual Jug Fest held in Knoxville. Inside there...

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Knoxville was heavily involved in the February–March 2007 tornado outbreak, which damaged at least ten homes, and a small storage building business. There was over $20,000 in damage in Knoxville alone.