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Welcome to Rosedale ...

Rosedale is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosedale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Rosedale is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Rosedale (for example, toward Grimsley), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Rosedale: 865

Communities Also Named Rosedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (5), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for Rosedale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersoncountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Rosedale ...

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

  • Fraterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Oak Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Spring Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Clinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • LaFollette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
    • LaFollette has also been known as:
    • Big Creek Gap
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <3>
  • White Wing Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
  • Oak Grove Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
  • Oliver Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Coalfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Coalfield is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
  • Pine Crest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people

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 (so far) for Rosedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rosedale post office opened in 1907. The Rosedale post office closed in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosedale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Anderson, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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