Coordinates: 43°34′22″N 88°30′15″W / 43.57278°N 88.50417°W / 43.57278; -88.50417

Knowles, Wisconsin

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Knowles, Wisconsin
Looking north at Knowles
Looking north at Knowles
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°34′22″N 88°30′15″W / 43.57278°N 88.50417°W / 43.57278; -88.50417
CountryFile:Flag of the United States.svg United States
StateFile:Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
CountyDodge
TownLomira
Elevation1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS codeClass Code U6
GNIS feature ID1567580

Knowles is an unincorporated community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located where County Road AY diverges from County Road Y, in the town of Lomira.[2] The community was named for George P. Knowles, the secretary for the Fond du Lac, Amboy & Peoria Railroad in the 1870s.[3]

References

  1. "Knowles, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  2. "Location of Knowles". Google Maps. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  3. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.