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History · Roseland

21% of Roseland’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1958 on, and the census since 1930.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Roseland’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Roseland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,809 in 2000; 854 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Roseland’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Roseland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewRoseland-indiana-from-above: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Roseland, census by census

05001,0001,5002,00019401960198020002020Peak: 1,809

Peaked at 1,809 in 2000; 854 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Roseland’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Roseland, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Roseland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Roseland is a town in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Roseland had a population of 854. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Roseland is known as "The Gateway Town", on account of its location at the Notre Dame/South Bend exit of the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 80/90).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 630 to 854 (+36%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Roseland, decade by decade

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On the map

Roseland on the map, 1958 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Roseland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Roseland on the 1958 USGS mapRoseland on the 1969 USGS mapRoseland on the 1980 USGS map1958South Bend West sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Roseland.

Then & now

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Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Roseland’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Roseland

Nobody well known was born in Roseland itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Pete ButtigiegAmerican politician · b. 1982
Eric F. WieschausAmerican geneticist · b. 1947
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Vivica A. FoxAmerican actress · b. 1964
Dean NorrisAmerican actor · b. 1963
Janice E. VossAmerican engineer and NASA astronaut · b. 1956
George SeatonAmerican screenwriter, playwright, film directo… · b. 1911

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.