Welcome to West Rosendale ...
West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of West Rosendale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for West Rosendale: W. Rosendale
West Rosendale is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Rosendale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Rosendale: 920 & 274<3>
Communities near West Rosendale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Rosendale.
- Oshkosh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Fond du Lac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
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- Waupun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Ripon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - North Fond du Lac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Omro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Markesan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Oakfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Green Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 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 West Rosendale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Rosendale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Rosendale. 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 West Rosendale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Rosendale. See our Newspapers Page for West Rosendale.
Adding West Rosendale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Rosendale 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 West Rosendale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the West Rosendale post office opened in 1850.
We also found West Rosendale in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Rosendale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Rosendale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Rosendale - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the West Rosendale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the West Rosendale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |