Welcome to Knox ...

Knox is located in Albany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Knox is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Knox: (518)

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), Montana, Nebraska, 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 10 communities that are near Knox.

• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Schenectady
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Amsterdam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Rensselaer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Scotia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Cobleskill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <4>
• Menands
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
• Voorheesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
  • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <4>
• Altamont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Knox, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Knox.

Adding Knox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knox 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 Knox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Knox post office opened in 1823.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/