Welcome to McKnight ...

McKnight is located in Harmon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKnight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

McKnight is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for McKnight: (580)

Communities Also Named McKnight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named McKnight - they are located in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near McKnight ...

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

• Wellington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Hollis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
  • Hollis is located in Harmon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <4>
• Gould
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Gould is located in Harmon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <4>
• Dodson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <4>
• Sandy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Harmon County
• Vinson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson
  • Vinson is located in Harmon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinson <4>
• Arlie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
  • Arlie is located in Childress County (TX)
• Loco ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Loco is located in Childress County (TX)
• Louis ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
  • Louis is located in Harmon County
• Duke
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Duke is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duke <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 McKnight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McKnight.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKnight ...

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

Adding McKnight to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McKnight post office opened in 1901.

We also found McKnight on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKnight.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/