Welcome to Rowland ...
Rowland is located in Hillsdale County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
Time Zone: Rowland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Rowland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Rowland: This one is located in Hillsdale County and the other is located in Isabella County.
Beyond Michigan, there are 20 communities that are also named Rowland - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia (2), Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowland.
Adding Rowland to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Rowland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
X2X - From that list, the Rowland post office opened in 1840.
We also found Rowland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hillsdale County: www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Hillsdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |