Welcome to Kneeland ...

Kneeland is located in Oscoda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kneeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Kneeland is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Kneeland lies within the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Kneeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Kneeland: This one is located in Oscoda County and the other is located in Crawford County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 3 communities that are also named Kneeland - they are located in California and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kneeland ...

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

• Mio
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mio
  • Mio is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mio <3>
• McKinley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
  • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
• Red Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
• Luzerne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
  • Luzerne is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luzerne <3>
• Curran
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
  • Curran is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curran <3>
• Garland Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
  • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
• Curtisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
• Lewiston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Montmorency County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
• Damon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
• Lupton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton
  • Lupton is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lupton <3>

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 Kneeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kneeland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kneeland ...

Looking for more information about Kneeland? 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 Kneeland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kneeland.

Adding Kneeland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kneeland post office opened in 1905.

We also found Kneeland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kneeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/