Welcome to Knightly ...

Knightly is located in Augusta County<1>.

The location of Knightly has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knightly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Knightly is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Knightly is located in the (540) area code.

Communities near Knightly ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Staunton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Bridgewater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Grottoes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Dayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>
• Verona
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Verona is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
• Sampson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • Sampson is located in Augusta County
• Crimora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimora
  • Crimora is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crimora <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 Knightly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knightly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knightly ...

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

Adding Knightly to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Knightly post office opened in 1892.

We also found Knightly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knightly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/