Welcome to Rowe ...
Rowe is located in Livingston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Rowe is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rowe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rowe: 815 & 779<3>
Communities Also Named Rowe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rowe - they are located in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowe.
Communities near Rowe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rowe.
- Streator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
- Dwight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minonk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chenoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gridley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Gridley is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <4>
- Forrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Forrest is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <4>
- Flanagan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
- Flanagan is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <4>
- Odell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Rowe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rowe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rowe. 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 Rowe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowe. See our Newspapers Page for Rowe.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowe ...
Looking for more information about Rowe? 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 Rowe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rowe.
Adding Rowe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rowe 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 Rowe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rowe post office opened in 1872.
We also found Rowe on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowe.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rowe - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Rowe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Rowe 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |