Welcome to Rost ...
Rost is located in Jackson County<1>.
Rost is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rost lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rost: 507 & 924<3>
Communities Also Named Rost ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rost - it's located in Louisiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rost.
Communities near Rost ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rost.
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spirit Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Windom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Okoboji
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heron Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Brewster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 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 Rost. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rost.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rost. 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 Rost.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rost. See our Newspapers Page for Rost.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rost ...
Looking for more information about Rost? 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 Rost, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rost.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rost - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Rost area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Rost area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |