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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 Rowena (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 Rowena. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Rowena is located in Audrain County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.

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

  • Audrain County     (The home county of Rowena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
    • Tulip
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tulip is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Thompson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Larrabee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
    • Mexico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandiver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Rush Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Benton City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Laddonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Farber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Farber is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Martinsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Centralia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturgeon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Riggs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Riggs is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
    • Stephens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Stephens is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Harrisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinton is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Moores Switch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moores Switch is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Hatton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hatton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Auxvasse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stephens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stephens is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Lindbergh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
    • Kingdom City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Sebree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sebree is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
    • Burton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Burton is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Excello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Holliday
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Holliday is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Middle Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
    • Santa Fe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
    • Madison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Evansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Evansville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Granville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Florida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoutsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ash
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ash is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Woodlawn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Duncans Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Perry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenlawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
    • The Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
    • Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Clark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Clark is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Renick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Renick is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Moberly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cairo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cairo is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Higbee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Huntsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Yates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Yates is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowena, with the one closest to Rowena listed first.
    • Lakenan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
    • Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Shelbina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunnewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Lentner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lentner is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
    • Kendall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kendall is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Clarence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Rowena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowena.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rowena - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Youngs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Skull Lick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Curtright Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glendale Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centralia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rowena had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Tulip
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tulip is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
  • Saling ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saling is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
  • Centralia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Molino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Molino is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
  • Larrabee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
  • Thompson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Strother
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Strother is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
  • Holliday
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Holliday is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Middle Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
  • Sturgeon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Fe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Madison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mexico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Goss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss

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

Newspapers Published in Rowena ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowena, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowena.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rowena:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Rowena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rowena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.