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Welcome to Knights Landing ...

Knights Landing is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

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

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

Knights Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Knights Landing: 813 & 656<3>

Communities Also Named Knights Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Knights Landing - they are located in California, Georgia and Maine.

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

Communities near Knights Landing ...

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

  • Tampa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
  • Saint Petersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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    • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
    • Former name for Clearwater:
    • Clear Water Harbor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
  • Largo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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    • Largo is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <4>
  • Pinellas Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dunedin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Terrace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Safety Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oldsmar
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Knights Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knights Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knights Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knights Landing - 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 813 code has been Overlayed with the 656 area code. New phone numbers in the Knights Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Knights Landing 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.