Knox Missouri Map
Knox, Missouri — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Knox, Polk County.
Interactive Map of Knox, Missouri
| City | Knox |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Polk |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.474487 |
| Longitude | -93.610482 |
| Population | 191 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Knox, Missouri
Knox is a locality in Polk County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. Knox is located at 37.4745°N, 93.6105°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65601.
Knox rests in a rolling landscape of southwestern Missouri, where the land begins its gentle dip towards the Ozark foothills. It lies 24.8 miles north-west of Springfield, MO (from Springfield, MO: bearing 316°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-west of Walnut Grove. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked pine, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon sun slopes towards the horizon, casting long, attenuated shadows across the fields. The terrain is a patchwork of broad, cultivated fields, interspersed with stands of oak and hickory, their leaves rustling like secrets in the prevailing breeze. Small creeks, often little more than glistening ribbons in the summer heat, meander through the hollows, their banks lined with ferns and wild irises, adding a touch of emerald to the prevailing greens and golds of the countryside. The economy of Knox has long been tied to the fertile soil, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence; cattle graze placidly on the undulating pastures, and the golden stalks of corn stand sentinel in the late summer sun. Decades ago, the whispers of coal mining might have echoed through these hills, a testament to a more industrially driven past, though now the rhythm of life in Knox is dictated by the planting and harvesting seasons. The community itself possesses a quiet self-sufficiency, a character forged from generations of tending the land and weathering the seasons, where the pace of life unfurls with a comfortable, unhurried grace, and the local diner remains a steadfast hub for the day's unfolding stories.
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About This Knox Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Knox, Missouri with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Knox and Polk County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Knox is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Knox is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
