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Welcome to Rowells Crossroads ...

Rowells Crossroads is located in Lee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rowells Crossroads: Rowells Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rowells Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Rowells Crossroads.

Rowells Crossroads is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rowells Crossroads (for example, toward Mountain Hill (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Rowells Crossroads: 334 & 483<3>

Websites for Rowells Crossroads ...

Junior League:   www.leecountyjuniorleague.com/

Communities near Rowells Crossroads ...

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

  • Auburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Opelika
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tuskegee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dadeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • LaFayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksons' Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Notasulga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Loachapoka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowells Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rowells Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Rowells Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Rowells Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.