Welcome to Roses Point ...

Roses Point is located in Orange County<1>.

The location of Roses Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roses Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Roses Point: Roses Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Roses Point for more information about variations on the name of Roses Point.

Roses Point is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Roses Point ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Roses Point, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Roses Point ...

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

• Middletown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Port Jervis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
• Warwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
• Monticello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Goshen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Montgomery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Florida
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Florida is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <4>
• Matamoras
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roses Point ...

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

Adding Roses Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roses Point 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 Roses Point was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roses Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/