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).

[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".

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