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Welcome to Rowell ...

Rowell is located in De Witt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Rowell is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rowell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rowell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rowell - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rowell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowell ...

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

Adding Rowell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowell 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 (so far) for Rowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rowell post office opened in 1884. The Rowell post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including De Witt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/