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Welcome to Rose Crossroads ...

Rose Crossroads is located in Russell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rose Crossroads: Rose Xrds.

Rose Crossroads is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rose Crossroads (for example, toward Burnside), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Rose Crossroads: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Rose Crossroads ...

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

  • Monticello
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Burkesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Crocus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crocus is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
  • Montpelier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Montpelier is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Long Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Lula ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lula is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rose Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rose Crossroads - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Rose Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Rose Crossroads 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.