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Welcome to Rosinton ...

Rosinton is located in Baldwin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Rosinton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rosinton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rosinton: 251

Communities near Rosinton ...

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

  • Daphne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
    • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <4>
  • Fairhope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Foley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Foley is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <4>
  • Bay Minette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Fort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Robertsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
    • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <4>
  • Loxley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
    • Loxley is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <4>
  • Summerdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <4>
  • Elberta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
    • Elberta is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <4>
  • Silverhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
    • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <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 Rosinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosinton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosinton ...

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

Adding Rosinton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosinton post office opened in 1885.

We also found Rosinton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosinton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosinton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>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/