Rowen, California

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Rowen
Unincorporated community
Rowen
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°14′27″N 118°34′36″W / 35.24083°N 118.57667°W / 35.24083; -118.57667Coordinates: 35°14′27″N 118°34′36″W / 35.24083°N 118.57667°W / 35.24083; -118.57667
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation[1] 2,395 ft (730 m)

Rowen is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located on the railroad 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Keene,[2] at an elevation of 2395 feet (730 m).[1]

A post office operated at Rowen from 1906 to 1908.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowen, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1099. ISBN 9781884995149. 



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