Welcome to Pine Knot ...

Pine Knot is located in McCreary County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Knot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Pine Knot is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pine Knot (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Pine Knot is located in the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Pine Knot: 42635<3>

Communities Also Named Pine Knot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Pine Knot: This one is located in McCreary County and the other is located in Whitley County.

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

Communities near Pine Knot ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Oneida
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Jellico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
  • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <4>
• Huntsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Winfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Helenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenwood
  • Helenwood is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helenwood <4>
• Elk Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
  • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
• Isham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
  • Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
• State Line
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
• Smith Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in McCreary 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 Pine Knot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Knot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Knot ...

Looking for more information about Pine Knot? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pine Knot, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pine Knot.

Adding Pine Knot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine Knot post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pine Knot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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