Welcome to McKnight ...

McKnight is located in Maury County<1>.

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

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

Communities Also Named McKnight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named McKnight - they are located in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania 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.

• Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Spring Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Greenfield Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Fairview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fairview is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <3>
• Sawdust
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Thompson's Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
  • Former name for Thompson's Station:
  • Littlebury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <3>
• Jonesboro ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• Centerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <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 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 book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McKnight.