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Welcome to Rosewood Heights ...

Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County<1>.


The location of Rosewood Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Rosewood Heights: Rosewood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rosewood Heights is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Rosewood Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rosewood Heights - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Rosewood Heights ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Florissant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Granite City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
  • East Saint Louis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <4>
  • Collinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ferguson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
  • Godfrey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
    • Godfrey is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <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 Rosewood Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosewood Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosewood Heights ...

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

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosewood Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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