Welcome to Knap of Reeds ...

Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knap of Reeds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Knap of Reeds is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Knap of Reeds: (919) & (984)<4>

Communities near Knap of Reeds ...

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

• Durham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• Wake Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
• Oxford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Hillsborough
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <5>
• Creedmoor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
  • Creedmoor is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <5>
• Franklinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Youngsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Stem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
  • Stem is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Kittrell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Kittrell is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <5>
• Bahama
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bahama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama
  • Bahama is located in Durham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bahama <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knap of Reeds ...

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

Adding Knap of Reeds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knap of Reeds in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Knap of Reeds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Knap of Reeds post office opened in 1839.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knap of Reeds.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/