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Welcome to Rosedale ...

Rosedale is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Rosedale is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosedale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Rosedale is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rosedale: 906

Communities Also Named Rosedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 71 communities that are also named Rosedale - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Colorado (2), Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (5), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Rosedale ...

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

  • Sault Sainte Marie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sault Sainte Marie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Garden River 14
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dafter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dafter is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafter
  • Barbeau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gardenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Oak Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Bayview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Huckson Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Neebish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neebish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosedale ...

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

Adding Rosedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rosedale 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 Rosedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rosedale post office opened in 1883. The Rosedale post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosedale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosedale - 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/