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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Rowell (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rowell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rowell is located in De Witt County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of De Witt County: Logan, Macon, McLean & Piatt.

Below are the counties that are near Rowell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rowell:

  • De Witt County     (The home county of Rowell)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
    • Mount Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
  • Logan County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
    • Maroa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <2>
    • Forsyth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
    • Bearsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bearsdale
      • From Rowell to Bearsdale
    • Argenta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <2>
    • Oreana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oreana <2>
    • Decatur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harristown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
      • Harristown is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <2>
    • Sangamon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Niantic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
      • Elwin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <2>
    • Turpin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turpin
      • From Rowell to Turpin
    • Long Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
    • Heyworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
      • Heyworth is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <2>
    • McLean
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
      • McLean is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <2>
    • Downs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
      • Downs is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <2>
    • Shirley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in McLean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <2>
    • Le Roy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • Gillum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Stanford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
      • Stanford is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <2>
    • Bloomington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kumler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kumler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
      • Kumler is located in McLean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kumler
      • From Rowell to Kumler
    • Glen Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Normal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ellsworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
    • Laurette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
      • Laurette is located in McLean County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laurette
      • From Rowell to Laurette
  • Menard County
  • Moultrie County
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
    • Cisco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <2>
    • Cerro Gordo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <2>
    • De Land
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Milmine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <2>
    • Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • La Place
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Place <2>
    • Bement
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
      • Bement is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <2>
    • Lintner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lintner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lintner
      • From Rowell to Lintner
    • White Heath
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
      • White Heath is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <2>
    • Voorhies
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Voorhies
      • From Rowell to Voorhies
    • Burrowsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
    • Hammond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
    • Illiopolis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Hart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
    • Williamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
    • Spaulding
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Shelby County
    • Moweaqua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <2>
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
    • Armington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Burt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burt
      • From Rowell to Burt
    • Richmond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Tazewell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richmond
      • From Rowell to Richmond
    • Boynton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutter ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sutter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
      • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sutter
      • From Rowell to Sutter
    • Minier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mindale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rowell, see our County-by-County Page for Rowell.

Cemeteries Near Rowell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowell.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rowell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.

  • Upper Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tunbridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunbridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maroa Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • McClimans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClimans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClimans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rowell had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.

  • Kenney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
    • Kenney is located in De Witt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
  • Maroa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ospur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ospur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ospur
    • Ospur is located in De Witt County
  • Hallsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in De Witt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Emery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
    • Emery is located in Macon County
  • Midland City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Warrensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
    • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <2>
  • Lane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Beason
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Latham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Forsyth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
    • Wapella
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Birkbeck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birkbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birkbeck
      • From Rowell to Birkbeck

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rowell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rowell.

Newspapers Published in Rowell ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowell, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rowell:

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

The official website for De Witt County: www.dewittcountyill.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Rowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rowell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rowell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0723, Longitude: -89.0286    









 

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