Knightstown

Knightstown is a small town in , best known as the filming location for the movie Hoosiers.
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  • Type: Village with 2,010 residents
  • Description: city in Indiana
  • Also known as: Knightstown, IN”, “Knightstown, Indiana”, “La Fayette”, and “West Liberty
  • Postal code: 46148

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knightstown High School and Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home.

School building
is a high school located in Knightstown, .

School
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home was a residential and educational facility near Knightstown, Indiana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raysville.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , .

Knightstown

Latitude
39.7956° or 39° 47′ 44″ north
Longitude
-85.5264° or 85° 31′ 35″ west
Population
2,010
Elevation
932 feet (284 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US KG9
Open location code
86FPQFWF+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153717538
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4259960
Wiki­data ID
Q2285705
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Knightstown” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كنايتستاون
  • Basque: Knightstown
  • Catalan: Knightstown
  • Cebuano: Knightstown
  • Chechen: Найтстаун
  • Chinese: Knightstown
  • Chinese: 奈茨敦 (印地安納州)
  • Chinese: 奈茨敦
  • Dutch: Knightstown
  • Egyptian Arabic: كنايتستاون
  • French: Knightstown
  • German: Knightstown
  • Gilaki: نایتس‌تاؤن (اينديانا)
  • Gilaki: نایتس‌تاؤن
  • Haitian: Knightstown, Indiana
  • Haitian: Knightstown
  • Hebrew: נייטסטאון
  • Hungarian: Knightstown
  • Irish: Knightstown
  • Italian: Knightstown
  • Japanese: ナイツタウン
  • Korean: 나이츠타운
  • Ladin: Knightstown
  • Mazanderani: کنایتستاون
  • Min Nan Chinese: Knightstown
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Knightstown
  • Norwegian: Knightstown
  • Polish: Knightstown
  • Portuguese: Knightstown
  • Serbian: Knightstown
  • Serbian: Најтстаун
  • Serbo-Croatian: Knightstown, Indiana
  • Serbo-Croatian: Knightstown
  • Spanish: Knightstown
  • Swedish: Knightstown, Indiana
  • Swedish: Knightstown
  • Tatar: Найтстаун
  • Ukrainian: Найтстаун
  • Uzbek: Knightstown
  • Volapük: Knightstown

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