Welcome to Knoxville ...

Knoxville is located in Ray County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knoxville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

When the people of Knoxville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Knoxvillian<2>

Knoxville is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Knoxville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Knoxville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Knoxville ...

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

• Excelsior Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
  • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <5>
• Kearney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <5>
• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Lawson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
  • Lawson is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawson <5>
• Lathrop
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
  • Lathrop is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <5>
• Braymer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braymer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braymer
  • Braymer is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braymer <5>
• Orrick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrick
  • Orrick is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrick <5>
• Woods Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
  • Woods Heights is located in Ray County
• Wood Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
  • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 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 Knoxville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knoxville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knoxville ...

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

Adding Knoxville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Knoxville post office opened in 1838.

We also found Knoxville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knoxville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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