Welcome to Knob Ridge ...

Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County<1>.

Knob Ridge is 2,470 feet [753 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Knob Ridge is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Knob Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Knob Ridge: 828

Communities near Knob Ridge ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <3>
• Fletcher
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <3>
• Mills River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <3>
• Flat Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <3>
• Laurel Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <3>
• Saluda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Saluda is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <3>
• Rosman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <3>
• Cedar Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <3>
• Penrose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Penrose is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <3>
• East Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Fork is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knob Ridge ...

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