Welcome to Rowden ...

Rowden is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Rowden is located in Callahan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Rowden is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rowden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rowden - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Rowden ...

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

• Clyde
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Baird
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Baird is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <4>
• Cross Plains
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
• Putnam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <4>
• Belle Plain ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
  • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
• Cottonwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
• Denton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Callahan County
  • Denton has also been known as:
  • Denton Valley
• Burkett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett
  • Burkett is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkett <4>
• Eula
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
  • Eula is located in Callahan County
• Cross Cut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Cross Cut is located in Brown County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowden ...

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

Adding Rowden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowden 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 Rowden was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Rowden in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Rowden post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/