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History · St. Rosa

Half of St. Rosa’s homes were built after 1963

Most of St. Rosa was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1963.

0on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
Famous people

Famous people close to St. Rosa

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

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Walter BreuningAmerican supercentenarian · b. 1896
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Henry Joseph SoennekerCatholic bishop · b. 1907
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James Beardsley HendryxAmerican author of western fiction · b. 1880
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Paul YoungAmerican football player · b. 1908
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Bud HeidgerkenAmerican politician · b. 1943
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Kenny BenkowskiAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1937
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Saint Rosa
1cemetery inside St. Rosa
Saint Rosa of Lima

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about St. Rosa’s history

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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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.