Welcome to Blue Knob ...

Blue Knob is located in Blair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Knob, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Blue Knob is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Blue Knob is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Blue Knob: (814)

Websites for Blue Knob ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blue Knob, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Blue Knob ...

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

• Altoona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
• Johnstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
• Hollidaysburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <3>
• Windber
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
  • Windber is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <3>
• Ebensburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <3>
• Nanty Glo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <3>
• Roaring Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <3>
• Portage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <3>
• Geistown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
  • Geistown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
• Martinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Knob ...

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

Adding Blue Knob to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blue Knob post office opened in 1868.

We also found Blue Knob in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Knob.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/