Welcome to Floyds Knobs ...

Floyds Knobs is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floyds Knobs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Floyds Knobs is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Floyds Knobs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Floyds Knobs (for example, toward Santa Claus), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Floyds Knobs: (812)

The ZIP code for Floyds Knobs: 47119<3>

Communities near Floyds Knobs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Floyds Knobs.

• Louisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• New Albany
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Jeffersontown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <4>
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Shively
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
• Lyndon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• Sellersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Charlestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Floyds Knobs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floyds Knobs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Floyds Knobs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floyds Knobs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Floyds Knobs. See our Newspapers Page for Floyds Knobs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floyds Knobs ...

Looking for more information about Floyds Knobs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Floyds Knobs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Floyds Knobs.

Adding Floyds Knobs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floyds Knobs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Floyds Knobs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Floyds Knobs on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floyds Knobs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Floyds Knobs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov