Welcome to Pilot Knob ...
So far, we found very little information about Pilot Knob. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pilot Knob to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pilot Knob, please Contact Us.
Pilot Knob would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.
The location of Pilot Knob has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilot Knob, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pilot Knob is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Pilot Knob was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Pilot Knob once stood is in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Pilot Knob ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pilot Knob - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Missouri, New York, Tennessee (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilot Knob.
Communities near Pilot Knob ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pilot Knob.
- Wautoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Montello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Coloma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Big Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
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 Pilot Knob. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pilot Knob.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pilot 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 Pilot Knob.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilot Knob. See our Newspapers Page for Pilot Knob.
Adding Pilot Knob to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pilot Knob 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 Pilot Knob was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pilot Knob post office opened in 1856.
We also found Pilot Knob in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilot Knob.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pilot Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pilot Knob - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |