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Welcome to Knights Crossing ...

Knights Crossing is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knights Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Knights Crossing: Knights Xing.

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

Knights Crossing is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Knights Crossing ...

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

  • Lawrence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Haverhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Peabody
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Methuen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Methuen is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
  • Beverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Andover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Andover is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
  • North Andover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Andover is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
  • Salem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
  • Gloucester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gloucester is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knights Crossing ...

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

Adding Knights Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knights Crossing 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 (so far) for Knights Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knights Crossing.

Footnotes ...

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