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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rowan Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rowan Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rowan Mills, please Contact Us.
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 Rowan Mills (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 Rowan Mills. 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.
Name Variations for Rowan Mills ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rowan Mills: Rowan Mls. (or less commonly used: Rowan Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rowan Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowan Mills.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rowan Mills is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Rowan Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rowan Mills:
- Rowan County (The home county of Rowan Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Overbrook Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Red Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- Eaman Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oak Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- South Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Eastwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
- Correll Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Rimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Terrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sherrills Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cotton Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Sapona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Silver Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Jefferson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Holly Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Reedy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Bermuda Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Mazeppa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Shepherds
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Ostwalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Troutman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Turnersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Westport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Davidson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Croft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Misenheimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Locust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Albemarle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Red Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Badin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Wyo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Footville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rowan Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Rowan Mills.
Cemeteries Near Rowan Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowan Mills.
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 Rowan Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rowan Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Owen Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <4>
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- China Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Christiana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Rowan Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rowan Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rowan Mills, with the one closest to Rowan Mills listed first.
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Faith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Quarry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- China Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Mill Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Rockwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trading Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Craven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Woodleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Bear Poplar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Harts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rowan Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rowan Mills.
Newspapers Published in Rowan Mills ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowan Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowan Mills, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowan Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Rowan Mills:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rowan Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rowan Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |