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 Rowell (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 Rowell. 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 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.
Rowell is located in Chester County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chester County: Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York.
Below are the counties that are near Rowell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rowell:
- Chester County (The home county of Rowell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Edgemoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lando
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Great Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lowrys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cornwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Gayle Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Blackstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Pageland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Mitford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Woodward
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Winnsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kershaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Springdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Van Wyck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lancaster Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Indian Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Camp Cox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Union County
- Lockhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roddey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lesslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- India Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Tega Cay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McConnells
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Wylie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Weddington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Dalton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Dixie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Chantilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Pinecrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Wilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mint Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Jaars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Waxhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Marvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Wesley Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Altan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Carmel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Indian Trail
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Park is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rowell, see our County-by-County Page for Rowell.
Cemeteries Near Rowell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowell.
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 Rowell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rowell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waxhaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary AME Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Ezella Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cureton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ararat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lancaster Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lancaster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70478 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Rowell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rowell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rowell, with the one closest to Rowell listed first.
- Landsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Landsford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsford
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caskey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Roddey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lesslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Fort Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Van Wyck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bascomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bascomville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
- Rodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Knox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belair is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rowell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rowell.
Newspapers Published in Rowell ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowell, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowell.
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 Rowell:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Union County
- York County
- Gaston County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Rowell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |