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Welcome to Rosefork ...

Rosefork is located in Wolfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosefork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Rosefork is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rosefork: 606

Communities near Rosefork ...

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

  • West Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Salyersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Campton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Helechawa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
    • Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
  • Lexie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
    • Lexie is located in Wolfe County
  • Bays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bays have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
    • Bays is located in Breathitt County
  • Cannel City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
    • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
  • Netty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Netty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
    • Netty is located in Magoffin County
  • Vancleve
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vancleve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
    • Vancleve is located in Breathitt County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosefork ...

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

Adding Rosefork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosefork post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosefork.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Wolfe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosefork - 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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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