Our Genealogy Helper
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 Rowlesville (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 Rowlesville. 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 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 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.
Rowlesville is located in Gallia 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 Gallia County: Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Cabell (WV) & Mason (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rowlesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rowlesville:
- Gallia County (The home county of Rowlesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Vinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Edna ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Kerr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rio Grande
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Rodney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carsey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Armitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- The Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Guysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Hocking County
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Pattonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Wellston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Petrea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Blackfork Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Greasy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Sherritts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Aid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Langsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Point Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Lima
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Middleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Hales Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Wilkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hamden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hope ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Neptune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Angerona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Beale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rowlesville, see our County-by-County Page for Rowlesville.
Cemeteries Near Rowlesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowlesville.
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 Rowlesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rowlesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Piper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McLiesh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eblin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morgan Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (787 more) ...
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rowlesville had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rowlesville, with the one closest to Rowlesville listed first.
- Vinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Hanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Salem Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Center is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Ewington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Durgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Durgan is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgan
- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Wilkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Langsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Edna ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
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- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Minerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minerton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerton
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rowlesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rowlesville.
Newspapers Published in Rowlesville ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowlesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowlesville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowlesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rowlesville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Rowlesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Rowlesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |