Welcome to Rose Lawn ...
Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County<1>.
The location of Rose Lawn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rose Lawn, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Rose Lawn is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Rose Lawn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Rose Lawn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rose Lawn - they are located in Illinois and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rose Lawn.
Communities near Rose Lawn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rose Lawn.
- Green Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- De Pere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Ashwaubenon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Allouez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Suamico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Hobart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Shawano
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Lawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rose Lawn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rose Lawn. 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 Lawn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Lawn. See our Newspapers Page for Rose Lawn.
Adding Rose Lawn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rose Lawn 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 Lawn was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rose Lawn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose Lawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, 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 Rose Lawn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |