Welcome to Rosecrans ...

Rosecrans is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Rosecrans has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosecrans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

Rosecrans is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rosecrans: (847) & (224)<4>

Communities Also Named Rosecrans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rosecrans - they are located in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rosecrans ...

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

• Kenosha
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
  • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
• Waukegan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <5>
• Racine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Racine County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
• Mundelein
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundelein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
  • Mundelein is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <5>
• Gurnee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Gurnee is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <5>
• North Chicago
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
  • North Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
• McHenry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <5>
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
• Round Lake Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <5>
• Vernon Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Hills
  • Vernon Hills is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon Hills <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosecrans ...

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

Adding Rosecrans to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosecrans post office opened in 1863.

We also found Rosecrans in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosecrans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov