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Welcome to Knolls ...

Knolls is located in Tooele County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Knolls, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

Knolls is 4,220 feet [1,286 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Knolls is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Knolls lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Knolls, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Knolls is within the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Knolls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Knolls - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Ohio (2) and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Knolls ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Knolls.

  • Barro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
    • Barro is located in Tooele County
  • Aragonite ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragonite
    • Aragonite is located in Tooele County
    • Aragonite has also been known as:
    • Hastings Pass
  • Low ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low
    • Low is located in Tooele County
  • Arinosa ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arinosa
    • Arinosa is located in Tooele County
  • Delle
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delle
    • Delle is located in Tooele County
  • Salduro ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salduro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salduro
    • Salduro is located in Tooele County

Adding Knolls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knolls 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 Knolls was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knolls.

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

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Tooele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knolls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.









 

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