Welcome to Roseneath ...

Roseneath is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roseneath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Roseneath is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Roseneath lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Roseneath: 252

Communities Also Named Roseneath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Roseneath - they are located in Mississippi (2), Ontario and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Roseneath ...

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

• Rocky Mount
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rocky Mount
  • From Roseneath to Rocky Mount
• Tarboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tarboro
  • From Roseneath to Tarboro
• Enfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enfield
  • From Roseneath to Enfield
• Princeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeville
  • From Roseneath to Princeville
• Scotland Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scotland Neck
  • From Roseneath to Scotland Neck
• Bethel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bethel
  • From Roseneath to Bethel
• Rich Square
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
  • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <3>
• Whitakers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
  • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <3>
• Lewiston Woodville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
  • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Battleboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleboro
  • Battleboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battleboro <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Battleboro
  • From Roseneath to Battleboro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roseneath ...

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

Adding Roseneath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roseneath 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 Roseneath was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Roseneath post office opened in 1823.

We also found Roseneath in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roseneath.