Welcome to Rosendale ...

Rosendale is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosendale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Rosendale is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Rosendale is within the (845) area code.

The ZIP code for Rosendale: 12472<3>

Websites for Rosendale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rosendale, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rosendale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rosendale - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rosendale ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• Kingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• New Paltz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Wappingers Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <4>
• Ellenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Saugerties
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Tivoli
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Atwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Ulster County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosendale. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rosendale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosendale ...

Looking for more information about Rosendale? 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 Rosendale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rosendale.

Adding Rosendale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosendale post office opened in 1827.

We also found Rosendale in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosendale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/