Welcome to Rose Hill ...

Rose Hill is located in Darke County<1>.

The location of Rose Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rose Hill, 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.

Rose Hill is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Rose Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

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

Communities Also Named Rose Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Rose Hill: This one is located in Darke County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 54 communities that are also named Rose Hill - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ontario, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia (5), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rose Hill ...

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

• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Celina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <4>
• Portland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Jay County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Coldwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
• Union City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Minster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <4>
• Saint Henry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Saint Henry is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <4>
• Versailles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Bradford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <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 Rose Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rose Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rose Hill ...

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

Adding Rose Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rose Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/