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Welcome to Knox ...

Knox is located in Yellowstone County<1>.

Knox is 2,970 feet [905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Knox is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Knox lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Knox: 406

Communities Also Named Knox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Knox - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Knox ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Knox.

  • Billings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
    • Billings is located in Yellowstone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <3>
  • Huntley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pompeys Pillar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lockwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lockwood is located in Yellowstone County
  • Acton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in Yellowstone County
  • Rimrock
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
    • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County
  • Comanche
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
    • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County
  • Hesper
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
    • Hesper is located in Yellowstone County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knox ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Yellowstone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knox - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.