Welcome to Rowes ...

So far, we found very little information about Rowes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rowes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rowes, please Contact Us.

Rowes would have been located within present day Mendocino County<2>.

The location of Rowes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rowes is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Rowes is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Rowes was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Rowes still existed, it would have been in the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Rowes ...

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

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

Communities near Rowes ...

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

• Willits
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willits
  • Willits is located in Mendocino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willits <5>
• Shake City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
  • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
• Laytonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonville
  • Laytonville is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laytonville <5>
• Branscomb
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscomb
  • Branscomb is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branscomb <5>
• Dos Rios
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Rios
  • Dos Rios is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dos Rios <5>
• Comptche
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comptche
  • Comptche is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comptche <5>
• Orrs Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Springs
  • Orrs Springs is located in Mendocino County
• Redwood Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Valley
  • Redwood Valley is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Valley <5>
• Inglenook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
  • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
• Potter Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Valley
  • Potter Valley is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter Valley <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 Rowes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rowes.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/