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Welcome to Knowlesville ...

Knowlesville is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Knowlesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Knowlesville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Knowlesville: 585

Communities Also Named Knowlesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Knowlesville - it's located in New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Knowlesville ...

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

  • Lockport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Batavia
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Holley
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knowlesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knowlesville ...

Looking for more information about Knowlesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Knowlesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Knowlesville.

Adding Knowlesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knowlesville 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Knowlesville post office opened in 1826.

We also found Knowlesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knowlesville.

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 - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/