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Welcome to Knickerbocker ...

Knickerbocker is located in Chester County<1>.

Knickerbocker is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Knickerbocker: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities Also Named Knickerbocker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Knickerbocker - they are located in Nevada, New York, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Knickerbocker ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Norristown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
  • Coatesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
  • Darby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <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 Knickerbocker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knickerbocker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knickerbocker ...

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

Adding Knickerbocker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knickerbocker 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 for Knickerbocker was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knickerbocker.

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knickerbocker - 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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Knickerbocker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Knickerbocker 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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