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Welcome to Knowles Corner ...

Knowles Corner is located in Sonoma County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Knowles Corner: Knowles Cor. (or less commonly used: Knowles Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Knowles Corner for more information about variations on the name of Knowles Corner.

Knowles Corner is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Knowles Corner lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Knowles Corner: 707 & 369<3>

Communities Also Named Knowles Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Knowles Corner - it's located in Maine.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Knowles Corner.

Communities near Knowles Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Knowles Corner.

  • Santa Rosa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Petaluma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rohnert Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Healdsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sonoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sebastopol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cotati
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Freestone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Santa Rosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
    • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Knowles Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knowles Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Knowles Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knowles Corner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Knowles Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Knowles Corner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knowles Corner ...

Looking for more information about Knowles Corner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Knowles Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Knowles Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knowles Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Knowles Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Knowles Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.