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Welcome to Rosebud ...

Rosebud is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosebud, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Rosebud is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rosebud lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Rosebud (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Rosebud: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Rosebud ...

While we believe that this Rosebud is located in Washington County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Rosebud. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jasper and Warrick County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 23 communities that are also named Rosebud - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rosebud ...

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

  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Paoli
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Orleans
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Pekin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • New Pekin is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Borden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Milltown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Marengo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • English
    (18 miles [29 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 Rosebud. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosebud.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosebud ...

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

Adding Rosebud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rosebud 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 Rosebud was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rosebud post office opened in 1898. The Rosebud post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosebud.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosebud - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Rosebud area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Rosebud 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/