Welcome to Rowe ...

Rowe is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Rowe is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rowe: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Rowe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rowe - they are located in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowe.

Communities near Rowe ...

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

• Streator
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Pontiac
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Dwight
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Fairbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <5>
• Minonk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
  • Minonk is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minonk <5>
• Chenoa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
  • Chenoa is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chenoa <5>
• Gridley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Gridley is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <5>
• Forrest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
  • Forrest is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
• Flanagan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
  • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
• Odell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>

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 Rowe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rowe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rowe. 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 Rowe.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowe ...

Looking for more information about Rowe? 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 Rowe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rowe.

Adding Rowe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowe 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 Rowe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rowe post office opened in 1872.

We also found Rowe on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov