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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 Rowan (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. 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 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.

Rowan is located in Bladen County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bladen County: Columbus, Cumberland, Pender, Robeson & Sampson.

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

  • Bladen County     (The home county of Rowan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowan, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
    • Long View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
    • Kelly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
    • East Arcadia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Council
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
      • Council is located in Bladen County
    • White Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <2>
    • Rosindale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
    • Mount Olive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
    • Elizabethtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
    • Clarkton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
    • Yorick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
      • Yorick is located in Bladen County
    • Abbottsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • Ruskin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowan, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
    • Northwest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Sandy Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Malmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Phoenix
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phoenix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Navassa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Belville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Town Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Leland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
    • Winnabow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnabow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnabow
      • Winnabow is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnabow <2>
    • Makatoka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
    • Exum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowan, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
    • Sandyfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Armour
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Riegelwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Acme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
    • Byrdville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Byrdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Delco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delco
      • Delco is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delco <2>
    • Bolton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Waccamaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
      • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <2>
    • Rico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Rico is located in Columbus County
    • Hallsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Redbug
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
      • Redbug is located in Columbus County
    • Whiteville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowan, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
    • Harrells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
      • Harrells is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Safe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Safe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
      • Safe is located in Duplin County
    • Wallace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
    • Duff Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
      • Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
    • Tin City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
      • Tin City is located in Duplin County
    • Brices Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brices Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
      • Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Teachey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teachey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
      • Teachey is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Duplin County
    • Rose Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cartersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Duplin County
    • Hancheys Store
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hancheys Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
      • Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
    • Murphey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
      • Murphey is located in Duplin County
  • New Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowan, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
    • Castle Hayne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hayne
      • Castle Hayne is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hayne <2>
    • Skippers Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skippers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
      • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
    • Hightsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Wrightsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
    • Murraysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murraysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
      • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
    • Smith Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
    • Kings Grant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
    • Ogden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
    • Wilmington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Windemere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windemere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowan, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
    • Atkinson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
    • Currie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Watha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Burgaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
      • Burgaw is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <2>
    • Saint Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Willard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Pender County
    • Ashton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
    • Murray Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
    • Rocky Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowan, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
    • Ivanhoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivanhoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
    • Kerr
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Kerr is located in Sampson County
    • Tomahawk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomahawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
      • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
    • Delway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
      • Delway is located in Sampson County
    • Garland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ingold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
      • Ingold is located in Sampson County
    • McDaniels
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
      • McDaniels is located in Sampson County
    • Beulah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Sampson County

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

Cemeteries Near Rowan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hawes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beatty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beatty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beatty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Larkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodcock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodcock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sellars Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellars Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holmes Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Anders Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dyson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sheman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Rowan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rowan.

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

  • Colly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
    • Colly is located in Bladen County
  • Kelly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Bladen County
  • Atkinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Pender County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
  • Ivanhoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivanhoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
  • Point Caswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Caswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
    • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
  • Westbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Bladen County
  • Kerr
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
    • Kerr is located in Sampson County
  • Currie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Armour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
  • Council
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Council is located in Bladen County
  • Montague
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Pender County
  • Byrdville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Byrdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Freeman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Columbus County
    • Tomahawk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomahawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
      • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
    • Rosindale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County

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

Newspapers Published in Rowan ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowan, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowan.

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:

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

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rowan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rowan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5129, Longitude: -78.2711       In this case, the coordinates for Rowan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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