Welcome to Roseburg ...

Roseburg is located in Grant County<1>.

The location of Roseburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roseburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Roseburg is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Roseburg: (765)

Communities Also Named Roseburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Roseburg: This one is located in Grant County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 5 communities that are also named Roseburg - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Roseburg ...

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

• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Elwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
• Gas City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <4>
• Hartford City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <4>
• Alexandria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Upland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
• Fairmount
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
• Greentown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
• Jonesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Converse
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roseburg ...

Looking for more information about Roseburg? 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 Roseburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roseburg.

Adding Roseburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roseburg 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 Roseburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Roseburg on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roseburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.net/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov