Welcome to Rose Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Rose Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rose Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rose Hill, please Contact Us.

Rose Hill would have been located within present day West Baton Rouge Parish<2>.

The location of Rose Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rose Hill is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rose Hill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rose Hill would have been located in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Rose Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Rose Hill: This one is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and the other is located in Vermilion Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 54 communities that are also named Rose Hill - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia (5), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rose Hill ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <5>
• Central
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Zachary
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <5>
• Baker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
• Addis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <5>
• Plaquemine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <5>
• Port Allen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <5>
• New Roads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <5>
• Jackson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Brusly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/