Welcome to Knob (aka 'Knob Gulch') ...
Knob is located in Shasta County<1>.
Knob was established in 1896.
Knob is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Knob is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Knob lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Knob: 530
The community of Knob has also been called Knob Gulch.
Communities Also Named Knob ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Knob - they are located in Arkansas, 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.
- Platina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beegum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beegum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beegum
- Beegum is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beegum
- From Knob to Beegum
- Peanut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Agland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agland
- Agland is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Agland
- From Knob to Agland
- Ruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken Gulch ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken Gulch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Gulch
- Aiken Gulch is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Aiken Gulch:
- Camp Creek
- Camp Gulch
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aiken Gulch
- From Knob to Aiken Gulch
- Ono
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Junction City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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 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 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Knob.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |