Welcome to Knobby ...

Knobby is located in Benton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knobby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Knobby is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Knobby ...

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

• Warsaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Laurie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
  • Laurie is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <4>
• Sunrise Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <4>
• Hermitage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
• Macks Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Creek
  • Macks Creek is located in Camden County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Creek <4>
• Preston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Cross Timbers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Gravois Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravois Mills
  • Gravois Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravois Mills <4>
• Climax Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax Springs
  • Climax Springs is located in Camden County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax Springs <4>
• Edwards
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <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 Knobby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knobby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knobby ...

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

Adding Knobby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Knobby post office opened in 1885.

We also found Knobby on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knobby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/