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Welcome to Rosedale ...

Rosedale is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosedale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Rosedale is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rosedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Rosedale: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Defiance County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 71 communities that are also named Rosedale - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Colorado (2), Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (5), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Rosedale ...

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

  • Dublin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
  • Hilliard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Marysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Urbana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • London
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • London is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
  • Plain City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
    • Plain City is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain City <4>
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Madison County
  • West Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
    • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Mechanicsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosedale ...

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

Adding Rosedale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosedale post office opened in 1830.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosedale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosedale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/