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History · Rose

Rose dates to 1884, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Saline District Courthouse. Below: maps from 1896 on.

1884founded
1on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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How Rose began

When was Rose founded?

1884

Rose dates its founding to 1884 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1891.

2020 census: 225142 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1891.The full story ↓

What stands out about Rose’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Rose are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1972. Watch Rose change.
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On the map

Rose on the map, 1896 to 1972

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

Rose on the 1896 USGS mapRose on the 1901 USGS mapRose on the 1972 USGS map1896Pryor sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story

How Rose came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Rose.

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The community was said to have been named for Rowe's Prairie, which is nearby. The post office was established March 13, 1891, with David Ragsdale as the postmaster.

The historic Saline District Courthouse, the last remaining courthouse owned by the Cherokee Nation, is 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Rose on State Highway 33. It was built in 1884 on a site covering 14 acres (57,000 m2).

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Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Rose, 1884 to 1896

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1884
    FoundingRose is established
  3. 1891Post officeThe Rose post office opens
  4. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Rose

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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historic buildings protected
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first listed
1976
Saline District Courthouse
Saline District Courthouse
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Saline District CourthouseBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Snake CreekIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLittle RockIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Rose’s history

What year was Rose founded?

In 1884, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Rose’s post office opened in 1891.

What is on the National Register in Rose?

One place: the Saline District Courthouse (listed 1976).

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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 National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.