We found twenty communities that share the name Knox.
Within Manitoba, the name Knox is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Bibb County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Knox [Bibb County].
Illinois
Knox County
This Knox is located in Knox County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Knox.
Indiana
Henry County
This Knox is located in Henry County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Knox.
Starke County
This Knox is located in Starke County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km] to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starke County community of Knox.
Iowa
Fremont County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Knox [Fremont County].
Kansas
Sumner County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Knox [Sumner County].
Maine
Waldo County
This Knox is located in Waldo County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<2> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Knox.
Mississippi
Attala County
This Knox is located in Attala County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Knox.
Missouri
Knox County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Knox [Knox County].
Polk County
This Knox is located in Polk County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<2> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Knox.
Montana
Yellowstone County
This Knox is located in Yellowstone County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Knox.
Nebraska
York County
This Knox is located in York County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<2> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Knox.
New York
Albany County
This Knox is located in Albany County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Knox.
North Dakota
Benson County
This Knox is located in Benson County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benson County community of Knox.
Ohio
Knox County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Knox [Knox County].
Paulding County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Knox [Paulding County].
Vinton County
This Knox is located in Vinton County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Knox.
Pennsylvania
Beaver County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Knox [Beaver County].
Clarion County
This Knox is located in Clarion County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<2> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Knox.
South Carolina
Chester County
This Knox is located in Chester County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Knox.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knox ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Cottonwoods (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwoods came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
Grand Valley ‑ Historic (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knox to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knox and extending to:
Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Knox to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Knox could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9989, Longitude: -99.9719
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Knox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.202 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.37 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.232 degrees.