Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Knowles itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
- Raymond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Ben Hur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Mariposa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Bullion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jerseydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plainsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wawona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Vina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Athlone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sentinel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sentinel is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Bear Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornitos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muscatel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Letcher ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Tollhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knowles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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