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Welcome to Knottville ...

Knottville is located in Wilkes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knottville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Knottville is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Knottville: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Knottville ...

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

  • North Wilkesboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wilkesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Ronda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Love Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
  • Fletcher ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Roaring River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knottville ...

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

Adding Knottville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knottville 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 (so far) for Knottville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Knottville post office opened in 1889. The Knottville post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knottville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knottville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Knottville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Knottville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/