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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Rosati (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rosati. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rosati is located in Phelps County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.

Below are the counties that are near Rosati. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosati:

  • Phelps County     (The home county of Rosati)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosati, with the one closest to Rosati listed first.
    • Saint James
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Doolittle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Newburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Arlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jerome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Edgar Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosati, with the one closest to Rosati listed first.
    • Cuba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jake Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Steelville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Midland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Wesco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Leasburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elaver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Argo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Scotia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Bourbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosati, with the one closest to Rosati listed first.
    • Lake Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Sligo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lecoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Howes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Salem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lenox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Franklin County
  • Gasconade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosati, with the one closest to Rosati listed first.
    • Redbird
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <1>
    • Owensville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosebud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Sterling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Iron County
    • Viburnum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosati, with the one closest to Rosati listed first.
    • Vichy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Vichy is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
    • Lanes Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paydown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vienna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brinktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosati, with the one closest to Rosati listed first.
    • Byron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Koenig
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulaski County
    • Dixon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
  • Washington County
    • Berryman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Berryman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosati, see our County-by-County Page for Rosati.

Cemeteries Near Rosati ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosati.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rosati - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosati covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosati, with the one closest to Rosati listed first.

  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shepherd of the Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Attebery - Fort Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maramec Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Branstetter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Zenser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (337 more) ...
    • Flag Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • St. James Cemetery Corporation
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Rosati in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosati.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosati, with the one closest to Rosati listed first.

  • Fanning
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fanning is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
  • Saint James
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Safe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Safe is located in Maries County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
  • Dillon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Jake Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Redbird
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Steelville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sankey ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sankey is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
  • Midland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Midland is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • High Gate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • High Gate is located in Maries County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
  • Leduc ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Leduc is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leduc
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Delhi ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Delhi is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Rolla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Keysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Keysville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosati. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosati.

Newspapers Published in Rosati ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosati.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosati, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosati.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rosati:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rosati, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosati) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.