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Welcome to Fort Rosecrans ...

Fort Rosecrans is located in San Diego County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Rosecrans: Ft. Rosecrans

Fort Rosecrans is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fort Rosecrans lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fort Rosecrans: 619 & 858<3>

Communities near Fort Rosecrans ...

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

  • San Diego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chula Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • El Cajon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • National City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • La Mesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Santee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Santee is located in San Diego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <4>
  • Imperial Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemon Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Coronado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Del Mar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Rosecrans ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Rosecrans - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 619 code has been Overlayed with the 858 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Rosecrans area will be assigned with one of these codes: 619 or 858. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Rosecrans area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.