Welcome to Knottsville ...

Knottsville is located in Daviess County<1>.

The location of Knottsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knottsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Knottsville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Knottsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Knottsville (for example, toward Ekron), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Knottsville is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Knottsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Knottsville - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Knottsville.

Communities near Knottsville ...

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

• Owensboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
• Tell City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Rockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Lewisport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Cannelton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Cloverport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Hawesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Grandview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Whitesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• Fordsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <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 Knottsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knottsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Knottsville. 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 Knottsville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knottsville ...

Looking for more information about Knottsville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Knottsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Knottsville.

Adding Knottsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knottsville 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 Knottsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Knottsville post office opened in 1837.

We also found Knottsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knottsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/