Welcome to Rowletts ...

Rowletts is located in Hart County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Rowletts, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowletts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Rowletts is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rowletts (for example, toward Campbellsville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Rowletts lies within the (270) area code.

Communities near Rowletts ...

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

• Glasgow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Cave City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Upton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Park City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Sonora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
• Bonnieville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
• Hiseville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Bunnell Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
  • Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
• Logsdon Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
  • Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowletts ...

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

Adding Rowletts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowletts 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 Rowletts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rowletts post office opened in 1880.

We also found Rowletts in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowletts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/