Welcome to Knob Lick ...

Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knob Lick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Knob Lick is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Knob Lick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Knob Lick (for example, toward Science Hill), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Knob Lick is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Knob Lick: 42154<3>

Communities Also Named Knob Lick ...

While we believe that this Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Knob Lick. Those communities are located in the following counties: Estill and Lincoln County.

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

Communities near Knob Lick ...

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

• Glasgow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Cave City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Greensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Munfordville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Edmonton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
• Park City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Hiseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Metcalfe County
• Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Park is located in Barren County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knob Lick ...

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

Adding Knob Lick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knob Lick 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 Lick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Knob Lick post office opened in 1867.

We also found Knob Lick in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knob Lick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/