Welcome to Gowansville ...
So far, we found very little information about Gowansville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gowansville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gowansville, please Contact Us.
Gowansville would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gowansville is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gowansville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gowansville was located: 618 & 730<4>
Communities near Gowansville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gowansville.
- Carrier Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
- Rosiclare
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
- Golconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonefort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave-In-Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Burnside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Gowansville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gowansville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gowansville. 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 Gowansville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gowansville. See our Newspapers Page for Gowansville.
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 Gowansville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gowansville - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Gowansville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Gowansville 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. |