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Welcome to Rosa ...

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

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

Rosa would have been located within present day Greenwood County<2>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rosa is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rosa was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Rosa once stood is in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Rosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Rosa: This one is located in Greenwood County and the other is located in Edgefield County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 8 communities that are also named Rosa - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Nebraska, New Mexico and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rosa ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Abbeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Saluda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • McCormick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ninety Six
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Parksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Plum Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chappells
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Rosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rosa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rosa post office opened in 1882.

We also found Rosa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosa.

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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