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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Knowlesville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Knowlesville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Knowlesville is located in Orleans County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orleans County: Genesee, Monroe & Niagara.

Below are the counties that are near Knowlesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knowlesville:

  • Orleans County     (The home county of Knowlesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowlesville, with the one closest to Knowlesville listed first.
    • Eagle Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Medina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Albion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kenyonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • Gaines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Lakewood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Lyndonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Barre
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Jeddo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Kuckville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
    • Kent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadigee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowlesville, with the one closest to Knowlesville listed first.
    • Akron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Wolcottsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Clarence Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crittenden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Swormville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Alden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Alden Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
    • Looneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Looneyville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Harris Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Getzville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Town Line
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowlesville, with the one closest to Knowlesville listed first.
    • Alabama
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Wheatville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Basom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oakfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Elba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
    • Indian Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • North Pembroke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Ridgewood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Bushville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Batavia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • South Byron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • Jericon Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
  • Livingston County
    • Caledonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowlesville, with the one closest to Knowlesville listed first.
    • Redman Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
    • Brockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sweden Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
    • Clarkson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hamlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Hamlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • Otis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Otis is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Adams Basin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hinkleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
    • Churchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Riga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Riga is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Spencerport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowlesville, with the one closest to Knowlesville listed first.
    • Middleport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Millers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • County Line
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Johnson Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Reynales Basin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • Barker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gasport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hartland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Somerset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Dysinger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • North Hartland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
    • Ridgewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowlesville, with the one closest to Knowlesville listed first.
    • Attica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Folsomdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Wyoming
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Covington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Covington is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knowlesville, see our County-by-County Page for Knowlesville.

Cemeteries Near Knowlesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knowlesville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Knowlesville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knowlesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knowlesville, with the one closest to Knowlesville listed first.

  • Knowlesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Long Bridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Orchard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Orchard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hageman Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Millville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bates Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenyonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Knowlesville had a population of 330 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Knowlesville, with the one closest to Knowlesville listed first.

  • Knowlesville Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Knowlesville Station is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlesville Station
  • Millville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Millville is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Eagle Harbor Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
  • Oak Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Orchard is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
  • Eagle Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Medina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Shelby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Shelby is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelby
  • Ridgeway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeway is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gaines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaines is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
  • Waterport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenyonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Shelby Basin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Shelby Basin is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Basin
    • West Barre
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Lyndonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knowlesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knowlesville.

Newspapers Published in Knowlesville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knowlesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knowlesville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knowlesville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Knowlesville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Knowlesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knowlesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.