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Welcome to Roslin ...

Roslin is located in Fentress County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roslin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Roslin is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Roslin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Roslin (for example, toward Sunbright), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Roslin: 931

Communities Also Named Roslin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Roslin - they are located in North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Roslin ...

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

  • Gernt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gernt is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
    • Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
  • Crossville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Armathwaite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
  • Fairfield Glade
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rogers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Cooper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Monterey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Jamestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Center Ford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 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 Roslin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roslin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roslin ...

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

Adding Roslin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roslin 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 Roslin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Roslin post office opened in 1888. The Roslin post office closed in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roslin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fentress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roslin - 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/