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Welcome to Knowles ...

Knowles is located in Sanders County<1>.

Knowles is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Knowles is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Knowles lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Knowles (for example, toward Mullan (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Knowles: 406

Communities Also Named Knowles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Knowles - they are located in California (2), Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi, 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.

  • Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Superior
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hot Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Paradise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Town is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Riverbend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Dixon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Saint Regis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stark is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Agency
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knowles ...

Looking for more information about Knowles? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Knowles was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knowles.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Sanders, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knowles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.