Welcome to Rosamond ...

Rosamond is located in Kern County<1>.

Rosamond was established in 1877.

Rosamond is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rosamond is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rosamond: 661

The ZIP code for Rosamond: 93560<3>

Communities Also Named Rosamond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rosamond - they are located in Georgia, Illinois and Indiana.

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

Communities near Rosamond ...

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

• Lancaster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lancaster
  • From Rosamond to Lancaster
• Palmdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
  • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palmdale
  • From Rosamond to Palmdale
• Actis Gardens ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis Gardens
  • Actis Gardens is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Actis Gardens
  • From Rosamond to Actis Gardens
• Actis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis
  • Actis is located in Kern County
  • Former names for Actis:
  • Gloster
  • Highberg
  • Rummington
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Actis
  • From Rosamond to Actis
• Gold Town ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Town
  • Gold Town is located in Kern County
• Reefer City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reefer City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reefer City
  • Reefer City is located in Kern County
• Antelope Acres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Acres
  • Antelope Acres is located in Los Angeles County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Antelope Acres
  • From Rosamond to Antelope Acres
• Mojave
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave
  • Mojave is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mojave <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mojave
  • From Rosamond to Mojave
• Del Sur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sur
  • Del Sur is located in Los Angeles County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Del Sur
  • From Rosamond to Del Sur
• Edwards
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edwards
  • From Rosamond to Edwards

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosamond. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rosamond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosamond ...

Looking for more information about Rosamond? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rosamond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rosamond.

Adding Rosamond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rosamond 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 Rosamond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Rosamond post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosamond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosamond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/