Knox Missouri Map

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 exists as a quiet confluence of earth and water where the King Branch carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape. It lies 14.6 miles southwest of Bolivar, MO (from Bolivar, MO: bearing 229°T), and is situated 15.4 miles northwest of Willard. The terrain around Knox reveals itself in broad, deliberate strokes of limestone and soil, where the atmosphere holds a heavy, sun-warmed stillness that seems to suspend the afternoon in a golden amber. To the west, the horizon catches the silhouette of Indian Ridge, a faint, serrated edge against the sky that anchors the vastness of the plains. Moisture from Stockton Lake, resting just a few miles away, drifts across the fields in thin, morning veils, cooling the tall grasses before the heat of the day takes hold.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Knox, driving a cadence of life dictated by the seasonal turning of the soil and the slow, steady work of the harvest. The proximity of the Stockton Recreation Area serves as a reminder of the region’s deep connection to the outdoors, where the land transitions from the rugged, forested pockets of Pea Ridge Hollow into managed, productive acreage. Historical threads here are thin but tough, rooted in the labor of those who cleared the timber and organized the first pastures near the creek banks. Life in Knox proceeds with a plain-spoken integrity, marked by the steady drone of machinery and the long, violet shadows that stretch across the barn doors as the day finally relinquishes its light.

About This Knox Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Knox, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.474487, -93.610482. 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 Knox includes the ZIP code (65601), telephone area code (417), county seat of Polk County (Bolivar), and school district assignment.

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.