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Unincorporated community
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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. 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". A granite quarry remains at the site today, although little else remains of the town.