Welcome to Oak Knoll ...

Oak Knoll is located in Manatee County<1>.

The location of Oak Knoll has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Knoll, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Knoll: Oak Knl. (or less commonly used: Oak Knol.)

Oak Knoll is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oak Knoll lies within the (941) area code.

Websites for Oak Knoll ...

Junior League:   jlmc.info/

Communities Also Named Oak Knoll ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Oak Knoll: This one is located in Manatee County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 8 communities that are also named Oak Knoll - they are located in California (2), Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Oak Knoll ...

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

• Bradenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton
  • Bradenton is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton <4>
• Sarasota
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota
  • Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarasota <4>
• Palmetto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <4>
• Waterbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
• Verna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Verna is located in Manatee County
• Duette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duette
  • Duette is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duette <4>
• Parrish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Parrish is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrish <4>
• Lakewood Ranch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Ranch
  • Lakewood Ranch is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood Ranch <4>
• Myakka City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myakka City
  • Myakka City is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myakka City <4>
• Wimauma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimauma
  • Wimauma is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimauma <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Knoll ...

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

Adding Oak Knoll to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Knoll 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 Oak Knoll was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oak Knoll post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Knoll.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Knoll. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Manatee County: www.co.manatee.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/