Welcome to Rowena ...

Rowena is located in Boulder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Rowena is 7,140 feet [2,176 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rowena is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rowena lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Rowena: (303) & (720)<3>

Communities Also Named Rowena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rowena - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Rowena ...

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

• Boulder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <4>
• Longmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <4>
• Broomfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <4>
• Erie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Lafayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Louisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Superior
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
• Lyons
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Nederland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <4>
• Ward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowena ...

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

Adding Rowena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowena 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 Rowena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rowena post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/