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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 Knowles (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 Knowles. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Knowles is located in Beaver County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaver County: Clark (KS), Meade (KS), Seward (KS), Ellis, Harper, Texas, Lipscomb (TX) & Ochiltree (TX).

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

  • Beaver County     (The home county of Knowles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Gate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
      • Gate is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate <2>
    • Slapout
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapout
      • Slapout is located in Beaver County
    • Beaver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
    • Forgan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Logan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Beaver County
    • Floris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Beaver County
  • Ellis County
    • Catesby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catesby
      • Catesby is located in Ellis County
  • Harper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Rosston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
      • Rosston is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosston <2>
    • Laverne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • May
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <2>
  • Clark County (KS)
    • Englewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in Clark County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Meade County (KS)
    • Meade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Meade County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
      • Meade has also been known as:
      • Meade City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <2>
  • Lipscomb County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Darrouzett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darrouzett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrouzett
      • Darrouzett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darrouzett <2>
    • Follett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett
      • Follett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follett <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Knowles ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knowles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knowles, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knowles.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Knowles:

Cemeteries Near Knowles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knowles.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Knowles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
  • Zelma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zelma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zelma Cemetery
  • Highland Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Chapel Cemetery
  • Gate Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate Cemetery
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Cline Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Madison Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Stone School Lutheran Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Little Congregational Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kleine Gemeinde Cemetery
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Englewood Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery
    • Forgan Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forgan Cemetery
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Knowles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knowles.

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

  • Gate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
    • Gate is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate <2>
  • Clear Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Beaver County
  • Englewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Clark County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Beaver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
  • Logan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Beaver County
  • Elmwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Beaver County
  • Meade
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Meade County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Meade has also been known as:
    • Meade City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knowles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knowles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knowles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8731, Longitude: -100.1930       In this case, the coordinates for Knowles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Knowles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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