THE KNOTT COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Dissected Appalachian Plateau setting.
Knott County has 351.5 square miles of land in Kentucky. The mapped landscape region in Knott County is Dissected Appalachian Plateau.
A rugged, deeply cut plateau of sandstone, shale and related rocks supports extensive forest. High hills and low mountains distinguish this Appalachian landscape from smoother neighboring regions.
Regional context: Central Appalachians ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Finding your parcel within Knott County
The atlas lists 3 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Knott County, including Hindman, Vicco, Pippa Passes. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Knott County by land and water
The Census records 1.33 square miles of water within Knott County, or 0.4% of its total area. That share is close to Knott County’s 0.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Knott County has 113 times the land area of nearby Hindman city (3.11 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Breathitt County, Floyd County, Letcher County, Magoffin County, Perry County, Pike County within Kentucky. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

