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Welcome to Rosen ...

Rosen is located in Lac qui Parle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Rosen is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rosen: 320

Communities near Rosen ...

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

  • Milbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbank
    • Milbank is located in Grant County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbank <3>
  • Ortonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
    • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <3>
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Appleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Big Stone City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bellingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
    • Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Marietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Odessa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Odessa is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
  • Stockholm
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
    • Stockholm is located in Grant County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockholm <3>
  • Revillo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revillo
    • Revillo is located in Grant County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revillo <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 Rosen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosen ...

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

Adding Rosen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosen post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosen.

Footnotes ...

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