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Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	California
County	Madera County
Elevation	928 ft (283 m)

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

A post office operated at Knowles from 1902 to 1955. The name honors F. E. Knowles, owner of a local granite quarry.

Municipalities and communities of Madera County, California, United States

County seat: Madera

Cities	Chowchilla Madera

CDPs	Ahwahnee Bass Lake Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos Coarsegold Fairmead La Vina Madera Acres Nipinnawasee Oakhurst Parksdale Parkwood Rolling Hills Yosemite Lakes

Unincorporated communities	Ahwahnee Estates Bass Lake Annex Berenda Bonadelle Ranchos Bonadelle Ranchos Five Bonadelle Ranchos Nine Bonita Borden Cascadel Woods Central Camp Dairyland Daulton Fine Gold Fresno Crossing Gregg Hildreth Indian Lakes Estates Indian Springs Irrigosa Italian Swiss Colony Kismet Knowles Knowles Junction Lake Madera Country Estates Madera Country Club Estates Madera Highlands Madera Ranchos Minturn North Fork Notarb Old Corral O'Neals Raymond Ripperdan River Road Estates San Joaquin River Estates Sharon Sierra Vista South Fork Storey Sugar Pine Sumner Hill The Pines Trigo Valley Lake Ranchos Whisky Falls Yosemite Forks Yosemite Lakes Park

Indian reservations	Northfork Rancheria Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians

Ghost towns	Ash Bailey Flats Bethel Birch Buchanan Califa Cascadel Femmon Fort Miller Gertrude Gold Grub Gulch Herbert Hillside Jesbel Lankershim Lincoln Magnet Medano Miami Millerton Minarets Narbo Oak Ovejo Plains Rallsville Starville Talbot Tharsa Tillman Tyler Watt Willow Glen Wishon

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