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Welcome to Knob ...

Knob is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knob, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Knob is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Knob: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Knob ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Knob - they are located in California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Knob ...

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

  • Paragould
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Piggott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Corning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rector
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Senath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Marmaduke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Cardwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Neelyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Arbyrd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knob ...

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

Adding Knob to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knob 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 (so far) for Knob was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Knob post office opened in 1903. The Knob post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knob.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knob - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Knob area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Knob area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/