Welcome to Rowes Landing ...

Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish<1>.

The location of Rowes Landing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowes Landing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Rowes Landing: Rowes Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rowes Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rowes Landing for more information about variations on the name of Rowes Landing.

Rowes Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Rowes Landing: (225)

Communities near Rowes Landing ...

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

• New Roads
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <4>
• Simmesport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
  • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
• Melville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <4>
• Woodville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
• Morganza
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <4>
• Smithland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Weyanoke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
  • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <4>
• Williamsport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Innis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innis
  • Innis is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Innis <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowes Landing ...

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

Adding Rowes Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowes Landing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rowes Landing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowes Landing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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