Welcome to Knox ...

So far, we found very little information about Knox. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Knox to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Knox, please Contact Us.

Knox would have been located within present day Knox County<2>.

The location of Knox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Knox is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Knox was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Knox still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Knox ...

While we believe that this Knox is located in Knox County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Knox. Those communities are located in the following counties: Paulding and Vinton County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 20 communities that are also named Knox - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Knox ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Mount Gilead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <5>
• Loudonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Gambier
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <5>
• Utica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Centerburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
  • Centerburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <5>
• Cardington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <5>
• Bellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <5>
• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <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 Knox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knox.

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

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

Adding Knox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knox 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 Knox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Knox post office opened in 1826.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/