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Welcome to Knob Creek ...Although we found mention of Knob Creek during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Knob Creek was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists.. We've added Knob Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Knob Creek, please Contact Us. The location of Knob Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Knob Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Knob Creek: Knob Crk. (or less commonly used: Knob Ck. or Knob Cr.) Knob Creek is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where we believe that Knob Creek might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time We believe that Knob Creek would be found within the (704) & (980)<4> area codes. Websites for Knob Creek ...Chamber of Commerce: www.clevelandchamber.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Knob Creek, the following might be of interest: Communities Also Named Knob Creek ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Knob Creek: This one is located in Cleveland County and the other is located in Transylvania County. Beyond North Carolina, there are 5 communities that are also named Knob Creek - they are located in Arkansas and Tennessee (3). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Knob Creek. Communities near Knob Creek ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Knob Creek.
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 Knob Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knob Creek. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Knob Creek. 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 Knob Creek. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Knob Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Knob Creek. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knob Creek ...Looking for more information about Knob Creek? 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 Knob Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Knob Creek. Adding Knob Creek to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Knob Creek 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 Knob Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Knob Creek. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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