Knightsville Indiana Map

About Knightsville, Indiana

Knightsville is a locality in Clay County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 642. The population density is 227.6 people per km². Knightsville is located at 39.5259°N, 87.1125°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47857.

Knightsville settles into a gentle cradle of rolling Indiana farmland, where the sky stretches wide and the air often carries the scent of turned earth and ripening corn. It lies 11.0 miles north of Clay, IN (from Clay, IN: bearing 8°T), and is situated 0.7 miles east-north-east of Brazil. The landscape here is a study in quiet abundance, with fields of soybeans and wheat rippling like a green and gold sea under the persistent sun, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple trees that offer deep, cool shade. Small creeks, clear and shallow, meander through the terrain, their banks often overgrown with wild grasses and the occasional splash of wildflowers. The character of Knightsville is one of unassuming resilience, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life and the land itself seems to breathe a slow, steady breath. The story of Knightsville is deeply entwined with the rich veins of coal that once ran beneath this ground, fueling an era of industrial growth and the communities that sprang up around the mines. Though the deeper shafts have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that hardworking past is still present in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring spirit of its people. The local economy, now primarily agricultural, continues to draw strength from the fertile soil, with family farms producing crops that feed the nation, and the occasional small business offering its services to the surrounding countryside. On a clear evening, as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows across the fields, one can almost hear the echoes of the pickaxes and the rumble of trains that once defined Knightsville.

About This Knightsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Knightsville, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.525874, -87.112515. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Knightsville and Clay County.

Detailed location data for Knightsville includes the ZIP code (47834), telephone area code (765), county seat of Clay County (Brazil), and school district assignment (Clay Community Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Knightsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.