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Welcome to Roses Well ...

So far, we found very little information about Roses Well. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Roses Well to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roses Well, please Contact Us.


Roses Well would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

Roses Well was founded in 1906.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Roses Well is 2,540 feet [774 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Roses Well is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Roses Well was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Roses Well ...

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

  • Amargosa Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Carrara ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrara is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrara
  • Schwab ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Schwab is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab
  • Chloride City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chloride City is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
  • Scranton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Scranton is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Beatty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Park Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Village is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
  • Rhyolite ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhyolite is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
  • Hot Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hot Springs is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Roses Well, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roses Well - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.