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Introduction ...
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.
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 Rowland (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 Rowland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Rowland is historic, it would have been located within present day Morgan County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rowland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rowland:
- Morgan County (The home county of Rowland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Reinersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- McConnelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Neelysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Malta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Morganville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deavertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Todds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Hartleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Armadale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Greens Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Truetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Bessemer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Cambridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Senecaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lore City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Murray City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Gratiot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Museville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Rix Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Cannelville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Norwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- New Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Olive Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Belle Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dungannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Sarahsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- South Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Crooked Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Roseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Crooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Corning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Congo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Clover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Drakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Redfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Hemlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rehoboth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Luke Chute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Macksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Alden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Churchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Warner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lower Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Barlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rowland, see our County-by-County Page for Rowland.
Cemeteries Near Rowland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowland.
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 Rowland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rowland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bristol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lytlesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meigs Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jacklot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (630 more) ...
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brown African Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown African Methodist Cemetery
- The Brown African Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- African Methodist Church Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- Ark Springs Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.
Rowland itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rowland, with the one closest to Rowland listed first.
- Cloud ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cloud is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Young Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Young Hickory is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Museville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Zeno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zeno is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Otho ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otho is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Renrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Renrock is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renrock
- High Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- McConnelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Blue Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Gaysport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaysport is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rowland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rowland.
Newspapers Published in Rowland ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowland, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowland.
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 Rowland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 '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- Rowland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |