Knottsville Kentucky Map

About Knottsville, Kentucky

Knottsville is a locality in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 102.1 people per km². Knottsville is located at 37.7717°N, 86.9042°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42366.

Knottsville occupies a quiet expanse of Kentucky ground where the earth yields to the steady, patient work of the seasons. It lies 11.4 miles east of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 91°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northeast of Masonville. Sunlight settles heavily upon the fields, illuminating the fine, silty loam that characterizes the local terrain and defines the slow migration of shadows across the open meadows. A mile away, the Fork of Pup Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its presence marked by the thick, dark green of sycamores and willows that thrive in the damp, low-lying ground. Beyond the immediate fields, the horizon holds the distant, hazy silhouette of Mullens Ridge, a constant, muted reminder of the broader geological frame that holds this landscape in place. At the center of the local geography, Knotsville Park provides a clearing where the wind moves unobstructed through the tall grass, offering a place to watch the evening light deepen the color of the woods until the sky turns a bruised, soft gray.

Economic life in Knottsville remains tied to the rhythms of the land, reflecting a history built on the careful cultivation of crops and the steady endurance of small-scale agriculture. The nearby Tywhapity Bottoms serve as a fertile basin, influencing the way the local economy functions by providing a reliable, rich foundation for the harvests that sustain the region. Residents often travel a few miles toward Kingfisher Lakes when the heat of the afternoon peaks, finding a stillness there that mirrors the deliberate, unhurried pace of life back in the center of the settlement. The character of Knottsville is defined by this quiet continuity, where the collective memory of the people is kept by the land itself, and the passage of time is measured not by sudden change, but by the slow, predictable shift of the sun across the wide, inland sky.

About This Knottsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Knottsville, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.771718, -86.904158. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Knottsville includes the ZIP code (42366), telephone area code (270), county seat of Daviess County (Owensboro), and school district assignment (Daviess County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.