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>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rowes is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation 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
The Area Codes where Rowes was located: 707 & 369<4>
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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
- Shake City is located in Mendocino County
- Soda Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Soda Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Soda Springs 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
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.
Adding Rowes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rowes in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rowes was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rowes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rowes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Rowes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Rowes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |