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Welcome to Rowell ...

Rowell is located in Cleveland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Rowell is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rowell: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Rowell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rowell - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rowell ...

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

  • Warren
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Star City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rison is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <4>
  • Wilmar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wilmar is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Kingsland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Pansy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
  • Cornerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
  • Palmyra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Annover ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Annover is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
  • Toledo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Toledo is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowell ...

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

Adding Rowell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowell 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 (so far) for Rowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rowell post office opened in 1884. The Rowell post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rowell - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Rowell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Rowell 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/