Welcome to Rowe ...

Rowe is located in Buchanan County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Rowe, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rowe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

Rowe is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rowe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rowe is within the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Rowe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rowe - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowe.

Communities near Rowe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rowe.

• Richlands
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
• Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Honaker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <4>
• Cedar Bluff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
• Grundy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <4>
• Haysi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <4>
• Clinchco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <4>
• Bradshaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
  • Bradshaw is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradshaw <4>
• Cleveland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Council
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Council is located in Buchanan County

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 Rowe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rowe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rowe. 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 Rowe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowe. See our Newspapers Page for Rowe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rowe ...

Looking for more information about Rowe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rowe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rowe.

Adding Rowe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rowe 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 Rowe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rowe post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rowe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/