Welcome to Rosecrans ...

Rosecrans is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosecrans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

Rosecrans is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Rosecrans: (570)

Websites for Rosecrans ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

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

Communities Also Named Rosecrans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rosecrans - they are located in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rosecrans ...

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

• Lock Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Hughesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <4>
• Mill Hall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Avis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
  • Avis is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <4>
• Flemington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
• Duboistown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
  • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
• Millheim
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• New Berlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Union County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
• Howard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <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 Rosecrans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosecrans.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosecrans ...

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

Adding Rosecrans to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosecrans post office opened in 1863.

We also found Rosecrans in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosecrans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/