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Welcome to Knoxville ...

Knoxville is located in Napa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knoxville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

When the people of Knoxville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Knoxvillian<2>

Knoxville is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Knoxville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Knoxville: 707 & 369<4>

Communities Also Named Knoxville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Knoxville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Knoxville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knoxville ...

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

Adding Knoxville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knoxville 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 Knoxville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Knoxville post office opened in 1863.

We also found Knoxville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knoxville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Napa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Knoxville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Knoxville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knoxville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Knoxville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Knoxville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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