Welcome to Rowland ...
So far, we found very little information about Rowland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rowland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rowland, please Contact Us.
Rowland would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Rowland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Rowland was founded in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rowland is 4,920 feet [1,500 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Rowland is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Rowland was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Rowland and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Rowland would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Rowland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Rowland - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 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.
Communities near Rowland ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Rowland.
- Bruno City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
- Bruno City is located in Elko County
- Jarbidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbidge
- Jarbidge is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarbidge <5>
- Mountain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
- Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Owyhee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
- Owyhee is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owyhee <5>
- Riddle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Three Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creek
- Three Creek is located in Owyhee County (ID)
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 Rowland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rowland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rowland. 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 Rowland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowland. See our Newspapers Page for Rowland.
Adding Rowland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rowland 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 Rowland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Rowland post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 Rowland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rowland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |