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Welcome to Rose Bluff ...

Rose Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rose Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Rose Bluff: Rose Blf. (or less commonly used: Rose Bluf.)

Rose Bluff is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Rose Bluff: 337

Communities near Rose Bluff ...

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

  • Lake Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Westlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
  • Iowa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Dequincy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlyss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Greinwich Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Ararat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Moss Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Rose Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rose Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rose Bluff ...

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

Adding Rose Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rose Bluff 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 (so far) for Rose Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rose Bluff post office opened in 1873. The Rose Bluff post office closed in 1883.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Calcasieu, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rose Bluff - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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