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 Lea County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knowles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Knowles is 3,710 feet [1,131 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Knowles is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Knowles was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Knowles (for example, toward Seagraves (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Knowles was located: 575

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, Montana, 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.

• Hobbs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Hobbs is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <4>
• Lovington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
  • Lovington is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <4>
• Denver City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
  • Denver City is located in Gaines County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver City <4>
• Air Base City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Air Base City is located in Lea County
• Humble City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Humble City is located in Lea County
• Arkansas Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
• Monument
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• Hillburn City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
  • Hillburn City is located in Lea County
• McDonald
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • McDonald is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <4>
• Jones City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
  • Jones City is located in Lea 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knowles.

We 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Knowles post office opened in 1903.

We also found Knowles on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knowles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/