Welcome to Knollwood ...

Knollwood is located in Howard County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knollwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Knollwood is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Knollwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Knollwood, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Knollwood ...

While we believe that this Knollwood is located in Howard County, we know of another 4 Maryland communities named Knollwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baltimore, Harford, Montgomery and Prince George's County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 31 communities that are also named Knollwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), New Jersey (2), North Carolina (6), Ohio, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Knollwood ...

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

• Rockville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Gaithersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <4>
• College Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
• Laurel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Greenbelt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
• Takoma Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <4>
• Mount Airy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
• Sykesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Berwyn Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
  • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
• Chevy Chase
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chevy Chase <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 Knollwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knollwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knollwood ...

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

Adding Knollwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Knollwood post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knollwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/