Rowesville, South Carolina

About Rowesville

Rowesville is a tiny community in southern South Carolina with an estimated population of 251.

Officially, Rowesville is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.83 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 302 residents per square mile.

📰 Rowesville News Today

• Coroner IDs 21-year-old as victim in Highway 178 dirt bike crash WCIV · Mar 22
• Clarence Timrod Jackson Obituary Jul 5, 2026 Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. | Orangeburg, SC · Jul 5
• David Rankin Royster Obituary Nov 20, 2025 Altogether Funeral · Nov 25
• Colleton County vs Atlantic Coll. - Girls Varsity Basketball 06/20/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Jun 20
• Rowesville, SC Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 24

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What Makes Rowesville Unique

• The only place in America named Rowesville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern South Carolina, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Carolina — one of 475 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Rowesville

• Bethune-Bowman Elementary
• Bethune-Bowman Middle/High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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