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Welcome to Roseport ...

Roseport is located in Dakota County<1>.

Roseport is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Roseport ...

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

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

Communities near Roseport ...

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

  • Minneapolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bloomington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagan is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <3>
  • Burnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Apple Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edina is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <3>
  • Maplewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roseport ...

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

Footnotes ...

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