Welcome to Knowles ...

So far, we found very little information about Knowles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Knowles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Knowles, please Contact Us.

Knowles would have been located within present day Madera County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knowles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Knowles is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Knowles was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Knowles was located: 559

Communities Also Named Knowles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Knowles: This one is located in Madera County and the other is located in Sierra County.

Beyond California, there are 13 communities that are also named Knowles - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Knowles ...

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

• Yosemite Lakes Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
  • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
  • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
  • Yosemite Lakes
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yosemite Lakes Park
  • From Knowles to Yosemite Lakes Park
• Coarsegold
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coarsegold
  • Coarsegold is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coarsegold <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coarsegold
  • From Knowles to Coarsegold
• O'Neals
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals
  • O'Neals is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neals <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to O'Neals
  • From Knowles to O'Neals
• Ahwahnee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee
  • Ahwahnee is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahwahnee <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ahwahnee
  • From Knowles to Ahwahnee
• Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
  • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nipinnawasee
  • From Knowles to Nipinnawasee
• Oakhurst
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakhurst
  • From Knowles to Oakhurst
• Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos is located in Madera County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  • From Knowles to Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
• Yosemite Forks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
  • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yosemite Forks
  • From Knowles to Yosemite Forks
• Bootjack
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bootjack
  • From Knowles to Bootjack
• Madera Acres
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
  • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Madera Acres
  • From Knowles to Madera Acres

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knowles.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Knowles. 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.

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

Adding Knowles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knowles in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Knowles was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Knowles in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Knowles post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knowles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Madera County: www.madera-county.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/