Welcome to Knobs ...
So far, we found very little information about Knobs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Knobs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Knobs, please Contact Us.
Knobs would have been located within present day Fallon County<2>.
The location of Knobs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Knobs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Knobs is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Knobs is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Knobs was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Knobs still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Knobs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Knobs - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Knobs.
Communities near Knobs ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Knobs.
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Willard is located in Fallon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
- Marmarth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmarth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmarth
- Marmarth is located in Slope County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmarth <5>
- Ekalaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ekalaka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekalaka
- Ekalaka is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ekalaka <5>
- Rhame
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhame have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhame
- Rhame is located in Bowman County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhame <5>
- Baker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Fallon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
- Camp Crook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Crook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Crook
- Camp Crook is located in Harding County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Crook <5>
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 Knobs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knobs.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Knobs. See our Newspapers Page for Knobs.
Adding Knobs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Knobs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Knobs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Knobs post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Knobs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knobs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Fallon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knobs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |