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Welcome to Rose ...

Rose is located in Rock County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Rose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Rose is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rose is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Rose lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Rose: (402) & (531)<3>

Communities Also Named Rose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Rose - they are located in California, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Rose ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Rose.

  • Almeria
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
    • Almeria is located in Loup County
  • Brewster
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Pine
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Bassett
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Inez ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Holt County
  • Taylor
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Ainsworth
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <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 Rose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rose.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rose ...

Looking for more information about Rose? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rose, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rose.

Adding Rose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rose 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 Rose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rose post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rose.

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Rock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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