Welcome to Saint Rosa ...

Saint Rosa is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Rosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Rosa: St. Rosa

Saint Rosa is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Saint Rosa: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Saint Rosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Saint Rosa - they are located in Minnesota and Texas.

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

Communities near Saint Rosa ...

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

• Celina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Saint Marys
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Coldwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• New Bremen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <5>
• Minster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <5>
• Saint Henry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Versailles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Bradford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Fort Loramie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loramie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loramie
  • Fort Loramie is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Loramie <5>
• Anna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Rosa ...

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

Adding Saint Rosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Rosa 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 Saint Rosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Rosa post office opened in 1878.

We also found Saint Rosa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Rosa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/

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