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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 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.

Name Variations for Rowland ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Rowland's.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Rowland is located in Pike County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Sussex (NJ), Orange (NY), Sullivan (NY), Monroe & Wayne.

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:

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.

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 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. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montoza Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montoza Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montoza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tusten Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tusten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tusten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodtown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Brook Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paupack Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paupack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paupack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Tuyl Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Tuyl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Tuyl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Tuyl Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Van Tuyl Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291890 <4>
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lava Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lava Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lava Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vine Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glen Spey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rowland had a population of 372 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Glen Eyre
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Eyre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eyre
    • Glen Eyre is located in Pike County
  • Lackawaxen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Westcolang
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westcolang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Westcolang is located in Pike County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Westcolang
    • From Rowland to Westcolang
  • Masthope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kimble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tusten
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tusten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
    • Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tusten
    • From Rowland to Tusten
  • Shohola Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shohola Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shohola Falls
    • Shohola Falls is located in Pike County
  • Shohola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shohola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shohola
    • Shohola is located in Pike County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shohola <1>
  • Barryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Hawley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
    • West Hawley is located in Wayne County
  • Lords Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hawley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tafton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tafton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tafton
      • Tafton is located in Pike County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tafton <1>
    • Parkers Glen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County
    • Paupack
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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 46 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rowland:

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

The official website for Pike County: www.pikepa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>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.
<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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rowland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rowland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4737, Longitude: -75.0407    









 

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