Places named Rowland are not limited to just here on earth. Indeed, we have Rowland Crater, located on the moon. We once had a castle, but today the castle is gone, and it is only a village called Rowland’s Castle. This page lists many of the various places bearing the Rowland name. One exception is Rowland Cemeteries, which have their own page.
Celestial Objects
Rowland Crater is a large lunar impact crater in the northern part of the far side of the moon. It is named for Professor Henry Augustus Rowland (1848-1901).
Cities and Towns
In the USA (alphabetized by State)
Rowland, Alabama, in Limestone County, was at one time considered a chief town of the county, but it can no longer be found on the map.
Roland, Arkansas is an unincorporated community north of Pinnacle Mountain State Park in western Pulaski County. It is believed to be named for the first postmaster when the post office was established in 1884. Roland families were present in the area (Maumelle township) before 1830.
Rowland Heights, California is an unincorporated area located below the Puente Hills, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California. It was founded by John Albert Rowland after he received a grant for Rancho La Puente in 1842.
Rowland’s Bluff, Florida in Suwannee County was once “way down upon the Suwannee River,” but now the place is called Branford, Florida.
Rowlandville, Indiana (can’t find anything about it now, but I know I didn’t make it up)
Rowland, Kentucky, is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County. It is named for D.W.C. Rowland, a railroad official.
Rowlandsville, Maryland is a village at the junction of Octoraro Creek and the Susquehanna River. It is just a few miles south of the Pennsylvania border in Cecil County. It was founded by William Rowland and his wife Sarah Latham in the mid-1700s.
Rowland, Missouri is an unincorporated community in Cedar County. Named for R P Rowland, who was responsible for getting the post office about 1908.
Rowland, Nevada is a ghost town in Elko County, near the Idaho border.
Rowland’s Mills, New Jersey, is a deserted village in Hunterdon County, New jersey. Situated on the Raritan River, the village took its name from Rowland Mills, owned by Rynear Rowland (179801862). The village is presently an archaeological site.
Rowland, New York in Dutchess County is another community that appears to no longer exist.
Rowland, North Carolina, in Robeson County, is named for Alfred Rowland (1844-1898).
Rowland, Ohio in Bristol Township of Morgan County is now a ghost town. The Rowland family were early settlers of Morgan County. It’s not clear which Rowland the town was named after, but Robert Rowland (1757-1843) was the first Rowland to arrive.
Rowland, Oregon is a ghost town in Linn County, named for Jere Rowland. The post office operated from 1886 to 1905.
Rowland, Pennsylvania, is an unincorporated community in Pike County founded by and named for George H Rowland (1827-1895) in 1852.
Rowlandville, Pennsylvania is the nickname bestowed on the area along Tacony and Pennypack Creeks in Philadelphia. Home to the Rowland Shovel Works and many related enterprises. Confusing matters greatly, there were several tool-making factories by the name of “Rowland” along the Pennypack Creek in Northeast Philadelphia.
Rowland (aka Rowland Station), Tennessee appears to be well on its way to becoming a ghost town (if it’s not already) in Warren County. Its old zip code of 38581 now belongs to Rock Island, Tennessee. Once home of the Rowland Station on the train line between McMinnville and Sparta.
Outside the USA
Rowland Flat, South Australia, is a small town in the Barossa Valley known for its wineries. The town was named after Edwards Rowland who claimed the area under the 27th Special Survey in 1839.
Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, England is a large village on the River Derwent. It was a coal mining village in the late 1800s located along the Derwent Valley railway.
Rowland, Derbyshire, England is a village and civil parish. It lies within the Peak District National Park.
Rowland’s Castle, East Hampshire, England, is a village and civil parish on the Hampshire/West Sussex border. The Motte-and-Bailey castle was built between 1066 and 1199, and first documented as Rolokecastel in 1381.
Land and Water
Mount Rowland, Antarctica. That’s right, we have a 5,090 ft mountain on the continent of Antarctica in the Saint John’s Range. It is named for Frank Sherwood Rowland, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion.
Rowland Creek Falls, Smyth County, Virginia. Rowland Creek Falls is a 100-foot cascade along the Rowland Creek Trail #164 in the Jefferson National Forest. Places along the creek include the Rowland Creek Cemetery and the Rowland Creek Church of the Brethren.
Rowland Glacier, Antarctica. It is a glacier on the north side of the Frigate Range. It is named for Robert W Rowland, a United States Antarctic Research Program (ASARP) glaciologist at the South Pole Station from 1962-1964.
Rowland Island, Maryland in the Blackwater River. The state of Maryland has two islands named Rowland. This one is located in the Blackwater River in Dorchester County.
Rowland Island, Maryland in the Susquehanna River. The state of Maryland has two islands named Rowland. This one is located in the Susquehanna River (Harford County) across from the mouth of the Octoraro Creek (Cecil County) near Rowlandsville. Rowland Creek flows into the South Fork of the Holston River
Rowland Lake, Washington is a small lake in the Columbia River Gorge. It is in the Rowland Basin below the Rowland Wall. There are actually two halves to the lake, as SR-14 goes right through it. The Rowland Falls can also be found there. See “Rowland Lake and Rowland Basin, Washington” a Photographic Journey.
Streets and Roads
Rowland streets and roads are too numerous to list, but hey, at least we included a picture of one.
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