Rosedale is an unincorporated community in central Pike Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States, and roughly thirty miles west of the city of Columbus. The Rosedale Post Office was established on June 3, 1830, with Captain Andrews as the first postmaster. In 1832, he purchased 1,300 acres of land, named the place "Rosedale Farms" after the pos…Rosedale is an unincorporated community in central Pike Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States, and roughly thirty miles west of the city of Columbus. The Rosedale Post Office was established on June 3, 1830, with Captain Andrews as the first postmaster. In 1832, he purchased 1,300 acres of land, named the place "Rosedale Farms" after the post office, and opened a store at the intersection of Rosedale Road and Rosedale-Milford Center Road. Later, Darius Burnham laid out the community of Liverpool on land he owned near Rosedale, and the plat was recorded on May 18, 1836, in London. From 1837 to 1838, Foster Griffin became the postmaster and moved the post office from the rural country into Liverpool. Soon after, the community changed its name to match the post office. The Rosedale Post Office was discontinued on October 14, 1867, re-established on January 17, 1870, then discontinued again on September 30, 1901. The mail service was then sent through the Mechanicsburg branch. In 1905, the Pike township high school was built in the community, at a cost of $12,000. As of 1915, the community contained one general store, one blacksmith, and a population of 60.
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