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Welcome to Rose City ...

Rose City is located in Pulaski County<1>.

Rose City is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rose City: 501

Communities Also Named Rose City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rose City - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and Texas.

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

Communities near Rose City ...

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

  • Little Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Little Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sherwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cabot
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Bryant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Maumelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lonoke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shannon Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rose City ...

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

Adding Rose City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rose City 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 (so far) for Rose City was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rose City.

Footnotes ...

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