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Welcome to Knox ...

Knox is located in Vinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knox, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Knox is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Knox: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Knox ...

While we believe that this Knox is located in Vinton County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Knox. Those communities are located in the following counties: Knox and Paulding County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, New York, North Dakota, 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.

  • Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
  • Wellston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Glouster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • McArthur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chauncey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chauncey is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Buchtel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Buchtel is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Knox, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Knox.

Adding Knox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knox 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 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 1883. The Knox post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knox.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Vinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knox - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Knox area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Knox 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/