Welcome to Rollin ...

Rollin is located in Lenawee County<1>.

The location of Rollin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rollin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Rollin is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rollin is located in the (517) area code.

The ZIP code for Rollin: 49247<4>

Communities Also Named Rollin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rollin - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Rollin ...

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

• Adrian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <5>
• Hillsdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <5>
• Jonesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
• Hudson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
• Morenci
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
  • Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <5>
• Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Brooklyn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <5>
• Onsted
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
  • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <5>
• Addison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <5>
• Lyons
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <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 Rollin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rollin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rollin ...

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

Adding Rollin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rollin post office opened in 1835.

We also found Rollin in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rollin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rollin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/