Knottsville, KY

Knottsville is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Daviess County, Kentucky. The 2020 census counted 183 residents. The first house was built by Leonard Knott in the fall of 1827, for which the town was named. Knottsville was laid out in 1836 by William R. In 1912, the St. William's Elementary School was opened. Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph were the first teachers there. A newcomer can read Knottsville through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Knottsville comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Griffith and James Millay.