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Welcome to Rosewood ...

Rosewood is located in Levy County<1>.


The location of Rosewood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Rosewood was established in 1845.

Rosewood is near sea level<3>.

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

Rosewood is located in the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Rosewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Rosewood - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina (4), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rosewood ...

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

  • Chiefland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Key
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankeetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf Hammock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Suwannee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Suwannee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
    • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
  • Manatee Road
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
    • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
  • Andrews
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Levy County
  • Inglis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosewood ...

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

Adding Rosewood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rosewood 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 Rosewood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rosewood post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosewood.

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

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Levy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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