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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Knowles is located in Dodge County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Columbia, Dane, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Washington & Waukesha.

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:

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Knowles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Lomira
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Theresa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kekoskee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kekoskee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
      • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Mayville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
    • Neda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Burnett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Horicon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horicon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Atwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Iron Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waupun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
      • Waupun is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
  • Calumet County
    • Brothertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brothertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
      • Brothertown is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brothertown
      • From Knowles to Brothertown
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Friesland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Fall River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cambria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Englewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Ashford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Byron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Kilian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmore
      • From Knowles to Elmore
    • Eden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Marblehead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marblehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marblehead
      • From Knowles to Marblehead
    • Campbellsport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ladoga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kewaskum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewaskum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
      • Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
    • Fond du Lac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodhull
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodhull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
      • Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodhull
      • From Knowles to Woodhull
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Utley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
      • Utley is located in Green Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utley
      • From Knowles to Utley
    • Markesan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markesan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Green Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Watertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ixonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
      • Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
    • Lac La Belle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
      • Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Lake Lac La Belle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lac La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
      • Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
  • Ozaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Kohler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Waubeka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
    • Horns Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Cascade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Random Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenbeulah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Adell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Waldo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhart Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
      • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Washington County
  • Waukesha County
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowles, with the one closest to Knowles listed first.
    • Point Comfort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Black Wolf
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
      • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
    • Pickett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fisk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Fitzgerald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitzgerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
      • Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fitzgerald
      • From Knowles to Fitzgerald
    • Stony Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tidyman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidyman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Gobki Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gobki Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gobki Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Miles Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Genesee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genesee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genesee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Knowles had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • LeRoy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LeRoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
    • LeRoy is located in Dodge County
  • Lomira
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Kekoskee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kekoskee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
    • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
  • Theresa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Byron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
    • South Byron is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Mayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
  • Theresa Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theresa Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa Station
    • Theresa Station is located in Dodge County
  • Ashford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Kilian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oak Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
      • Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Nenno
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nenno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenno
      • Nenno is located in Washington County
    • Elmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmore
      • From Knowles to Elmore

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.

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 39 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 25 miles [40.2 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 professional and volunteer 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 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 Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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: 43.5730, Longitude: -88.5048    
<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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