Knottsville, Kentucky

About Knottsville

Set in the western part of Kentucky, Knottsville is a small unincorporated community.

Knottsville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.69 square miles.

📰 Knottsville News Today

• Suspect identified in Tuesday standoff near Knottsville, Ky. WFIE | 14 News · Jun 23
• Former Oldham County student shot to death at field party; 2 men facing charges wlky.com · Mar 9
• Dollar General coming to KY 144 site in Knottsville, documents show The Owensboro Times · May 9
• Suspect identified in Tuesday standoff near Knottsville, Ky. wbko.com · Jun 24
• LaGrange man arrested in connection to Daviess County shooting WHAS11 · Mar 8

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What Makes Knottsville Unique

• The only place in America named Knottsville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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