Welcome to Rosa ...

Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Rosa is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rosa - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Manitoba, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rosa ...

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

• Opelousas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
  • Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Opelousas
  • From Rosa to Opelousas
• Ville Platte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ville Platte
  • Ville Platte is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ville Platte <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ville Platte
  • From Rosa to Ville Platte
• Bunkie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bunkie
  • From Rosa to Bunkie
• Port Barre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barre
  • Port Barre is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Barre <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Barre
  • From Rosa to Port Barre
• Simmesport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
  • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <3>
• Cottonport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cottonport
  • From Rosa to Cottonport
• Leonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
  • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leonville
  • From Rosa to Leonville
• Melville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Melville
  • From Rosa to Melville
• Washington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Rosa to Washington
• Moreauville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
  • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosa ...

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

Adding Rosa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosa post office opened in 1889.

We also found Rosa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosa.