Welcome to Rosetta ...
Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosetta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Rosetta is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rosetta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Rosetta (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Rosetta: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Rosetta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rosetta - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi (2) and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rosetta.
Communities near Rosetta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rosetta.
- Radcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
- Radcliff is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <5>
- Vine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
- Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <5>
- Brandenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
- Brandenburg is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <5>
- Hardinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
- Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <5>
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <5>
- Cloverport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
- Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <5>
- Muldraugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
- Muldraugh is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <5>
- Ekron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mauckport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
- Mauckport is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <5>
- Laconia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Laconia is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <5>
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 Rosetta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosetta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rosetta. 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 Rosetta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosetta. See our Newspapers Page for Rosetta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosetta ...
Looking for more information about Rosetta? 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 Rosetta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rosetta.
Adding Rosetta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rosetta 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 Rosetta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Rosetta post office opened in 1879.
We also found Rosetta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosetta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosetta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Breckinridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosetta - 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 Rosetta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Rosetta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |