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Welcome to Roseland ...

Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roseland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Roseland is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Roseland: 320

Communities Also Named Roseland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Roseland - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Roseland ...

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

  • Willmar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Olivia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clara City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara City
    • Clara City is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clara City <3>
  • Renville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bird Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <3>
  • Pennock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
    • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Sacred Heart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Prinsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kandiyohi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kandiyohi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
    • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roseland ...

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

Adding Roseland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roseland post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roseland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Kandiyohi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roseland - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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