Welcome to Gowins ...

Gowins is located in Pope County<1>.

The location of Gowins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gowins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Gowins is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gowins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gowins is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities near Gowins ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gowins.

• Carrier Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
• Rosiclare
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
  • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Golconda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Golconda is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
• Stonefort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonefort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonefort
  • Stonefort is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonefort <4>
• Cave-In-Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave-In-Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
  • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
  • Cave-In-Rock village
• Elizabethtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• New Burnside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burnside
  • New Burnside is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Burnside <4>
• Eddyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Simpson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Simpson is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gowins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gowins.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gowins. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gowins.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gowins. See our Newspapers Page for Gowins.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gowins ...

Looking for more information about Gowins? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gowins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gowins.

Adding Gowins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gowins in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gowins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gowins post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gowins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gowins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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