Fort Knox, Kentucky

About Fort Knox

Fort Knox, KY is a small unincorporated community located in central Kentucky.

Officially, Fort Knox is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 20.29 square miles.

📰 Fort Knox News Today

• From field manuals to fantasy realms: How Fort Knox helped launch a veteran's legendary career DVIDS · Oct 8
• VIDEO: Get hooked on fishing at Otter Creek Army.mil · Oct 8
• Memorials at Fort Knox Represent Daily Reminders of 9/11 U.S. Department of War (.gov) · Sep 8
• News - 19th Engineer Battalion hones combat skills during Fort Knox field training exercise DVIDS · Oct 3
• Fort Knox first military post to host Kentucky Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs annual hall of fame banquet Army.mil · Sep 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Kentucky headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Fort Knox Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Knox — 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.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fort Knox

• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Cantigny Dining Facility
• Song's Kitchen — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fort Knox Water Park · Water park
• Patton Museum Foundation · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Knox

• Armor Memorial Park reviews ★
• Cornwell Field reviews ★
• Eastman Park reviews ★
• Heard Park reviews ★
• Thorne Park reviews ★
• Turret Field reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fort Knox

• Bluegrass Challenge Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Fort Knox

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