Knowles, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Knowles

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Knowles

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Knowles

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Coordinates: 37°13′12″N 119°52′27″W﻿ / ﻿37.22000°N 119.87417°W﻿ / 37.22000; -119.87417
Country| United States
State| California
County| Madera County
Elevation

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| 928 ft (283 m)

Knowles (formerly, Dusy's Rock Pile) is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California.[1] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Raymond,[2] at an elevation of 928 feet (283 m).[1]

A post office operated at Knowles from 1902 to 1955.[2] The name honors F. E. Knowles, owner of a local granite quarry.[2] Knowles was a thriving granite quarrying community in the early 1900s, with a hotel, saloons, and a railroad stop, but by 1963 the town was described as a "ghost community".[3] A granite quarry remains at the site today, although little else remains of the town.

## References

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1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knowles, California
2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 790\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. ^ Kidder, Karl M. (April 11, 1963). "Ghost towns stir memory of granite boom". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, CA. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

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Municipalities and communities of Madera County, California, United States

County seat: Madera

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* Bailey Flats
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* Fine Gold Gulch

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