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Welcome to Rosengrant ...

Rosengrant is located in Wyoming County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosengrant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Rosengrant is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Rosengrant: (570)

Communities near Rosengrant ...

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

  • Scranton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dunmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
  • Kingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Forge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
    • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
  • Pittston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
  • Plymouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dickson City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
    • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <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 Rosengrant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosengrant.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosengrant ...

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

Adding Rosengrant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rosengrant 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 Rosengrant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rosengrant post office opened in 1893.

We also found Rosengrant on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosengrant.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosengrant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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