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Welcome to Rosa ...

Rosa is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Rosa is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rosa: 434

Communities Also Named Rosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rosa - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Nebraska, New Mexico and South Carolina (2).

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

Websites for Rosa ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

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

Communities near Rosa ...

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

  • South Boston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Halifax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookneal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Clover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Scottsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Loftis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loftis is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
  • Rodden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rodden is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
  • Crystal Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
  • Leda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leda is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
  • Nathalie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosa ...

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

Adding Rosa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosa post office opened in 1897. The Rosa post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosa.

Footnotes ...

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