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Welcome to Knotts Landing ...

Knotts Landing is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Knotts Landing: Knotts Lndg. (or less commonly used: Knotts Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Knotts Landing for more information about variations on the name of Knotts Landing.

Knotts Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Knotts Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Knotts Landing: 302

Communities Also Named Knotts Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Knotts Landing - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Knotts Landing ...

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

  • Dover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Harrington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
    • Lewes is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <3>
  • Milton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Bridgeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greensboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Felton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knotts Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knotts Landing - 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>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.