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Welcome to Roses ...

Roses is located in Forest County<1>.

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

Roses is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Roses: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Roses ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roses ...

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

Adding Roses to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roses.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roses - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Roses area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Roses area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.