Welcome to Knobs ...

Knobs is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knobs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Knobs is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Knobs is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Knobs: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Knobs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Knobs - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near Knobs ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Hinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Ronceverte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Alderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Peterstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <5>
• Wolfcreek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
• Hillsdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
• Hollywood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Monroe County
• Bargers Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bargers Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
  • Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
• Fort Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
  • Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier 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 Knobs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knobs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knobs ...

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

Adding Knobs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knobs 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 Knobs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Knobs post office opened in 1888.

We also found Knobs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knobs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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