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Welcome to Rowland Spring ...

Rowland Spring is located in Bartow County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rowland Spring: Rowland Spg. (or less commonly used: Rowland Spng. or Rowland Sprng.)

Rowland Spring is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rowland Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Rowland Spring (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Rowland Spring: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Rowland Spring ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.barrowchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rowland Spring, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rowland Spring ...

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

  • Kennesaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennesaw Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
  • Woodstock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Canton is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Acworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cartersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Noonday
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Noonday is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
  • Holly Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Motes Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
  • Logan Trace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 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 Rowland Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rowland Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowland Spring ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bartow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rowland Spring - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Rowland Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Rowland Spring 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.