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Welcome to Santa Rosa ...

Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Rosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

When the people of Santa Rosa refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Santa Rosan<2>

Santa Rosa is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Santa Rosa: 816 & 975<4>

Communities Also Named Santa Rosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Santa Rosa - they are located in Arizona, California (4), Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Santa Rosa ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Rosa ...

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

Adding Santa Rosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Santa Rosa post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Rosa.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santa Rosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Santa Rosa refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Santa Rosa may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santa Rosa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Santa Rosa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Santa Rosa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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