Knowles, California

Knowles
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°13′12″N 119°52′27″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Madera County
Elevation [1]	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

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knowles, California
2. 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.