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Welcome to Knowlesville Station ...

Knowlesville Station is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knowlesville Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Knowlesville Station: Knowlesville Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Knowlesville Station is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Knowlesville Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Knowlesville Station: 585

Communities near Knowlesville Station ...

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

  • Lockport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Batavia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Brockport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Medina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Akron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oakfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Holley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Holley is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <3>
  • Lyndonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knowlesville Station ...

Looking for more information about Knowlesville Station? 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 Knowlesville Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Knowlesville Station.

Adding Knowlesville Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knowlesville Station 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 Knowlesville Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Knowlesville Station on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knowlesville Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Knowlesville Station - 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.
<4>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.