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Welcome to McKnight ...

McKnight is located in Harmon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McKnight, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

McKnight is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McKnight lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McKnight: 580

Communities Also Named McKnight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named McKnight - they are located in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McKnight.

Communities near McKnight ...

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

  • Wellington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wellington is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
  • Hollis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gould
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <3>
  • Sandy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Vinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Arlie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Arlie is located in Childress County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Loco is located in Childress County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Louis ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Louis is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
  • Reed
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reed is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McKnight ...

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

Adding McKnight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McKnight 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 (so far) for McKnight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the McKnight post office opened in 1901. The McKnight post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKnight.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Harmon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McKnight - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/