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Welcome to Rosetta ...

Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosetta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Rosetta is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rosetta: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Rosetta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Rosetta: This one is located in Wilkinson County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 5 communities that are also named Rosetta - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky and Ontario.

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

Communities near Rosetta ...

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

  • Centreville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
  • Bude
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gloster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <5>
  • Roxie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
    • Roxie is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <5>
  • Meadville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crosby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Knoxville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Knoxville
    • From Rosetta to Knoxville
  • White Apple
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Apple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to White Apple
    • From Rosetta to White Apple
  • Wilkinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilkinson
    • From Rosetta to Wilkinson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosetta ...

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

Adding Rosetta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Rosetta post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosetta.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosetta - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Rosetta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Rosetta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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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