Welcome to Roseville ...
So far, we found very little information about Roseville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Roseville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roseville, please Contact Us.
Roseville would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Roseville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roseville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Roseville is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Roseville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Roseville would have been located in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Roseville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Roseville - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roseville.
Communities near Roseville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roseville.
- Beckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
- Beckley is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <6>
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <6>
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <6>
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <6>
- Ansted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
- Ansted is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <6>
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <6>
- Mabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Sophia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <6>
- Smithers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
- Smithers is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <6>
- Gauley Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
- Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <6>
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 Roseville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roseville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roseville. 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 Roseville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roseville. See our Newspapers Page for Roseville.
Adding Roseville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roseville 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 Roseville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Roseville post office opened in 1886.
We also found Roseville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roseville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Roseville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roseville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |