Welcome to Rosedale ...

Rosedale is located in Pierce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosedale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Rosedale is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rosedale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rosedale is located in the (253) area code.

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, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Rosedale ...

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

• Tacoma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <3>
• Federal Way
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <3>
• Lakewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <3>
• Burien
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <3>
• Puyallup
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <3>
• Bremerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <3>
• University Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <3>
• Des Moines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• SeaTac
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <3>
• Port Orchard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orchard
  • Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orchard <3>

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 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 1887.

We also found Rosedale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/