Welcome to Rowe ...

Rowe is located in northeast New Mexico.

Rowe is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Rowe is 6,820 feet [2,079 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rowe is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rowe lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rowe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rowe - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowe.

Communities near Rowe ...

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

• Pecos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
  • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <4>
• Glorieta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glorieta
  • Glorieta is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glorieta <4>
• Ilfeld
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilfeld
  • Ilfeld is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilfeld <4>
• Lamy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamy
  • Lamy is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamy <4>
• Canada de los Alamos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada de los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
  • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
• El Ancon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
  • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
• Eldorado at Santa Fe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
• Coruco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
  • Coruco is located in San Miguel County
• Ribera
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribera
  • Ribera is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ribera <4>
• San Miguel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowe ...

Looking for more information about Rowe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rowe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rowe.

Adding Rowe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rowe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rowe post office opened in 1884.

We also found Rowe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/