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Welcome to Mill Rose ...

Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Rose, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mill Rose is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mill Rose: 620

Communities near Mill Rose ...

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

  • Miami
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
    • Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <3>
  • Baxter Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Galena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Commerce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
  • Oswego
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chetopa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quapaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quapaw
    • Quapaw is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quapaw <3>
  • Welch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Welch is located in Craig County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
  • Scammon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Rose ...

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

Adding Mill Rose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mill Rose 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 Mill Rose was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mill Rose.

Footnotes ...

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