Editing Rosedale, Indiana (section)

==History==
When Parke County was established in 1821, Rosedale was the first village in the county, and served as the first county seat.<ref name="Bowen178">Bowen 1913, pp. 178–179.</ref> The town was named for [[Chauncey Rose]], a pioneer who settled in this township in 1819.<ref>Bowen 1913, pp. 176–177.</ref> Later the county seat was moved to [[Armiesburg, Indiana|Armiesburg]], and then in 1822 to [[Rockville, Indiana|Rockville]] (where it remained).<ref>Bowen 1913, pp. 61–62.</ref>  The first court session in the county was held in Roseville. The town flourished until 1835 when more business began to be drawn to Rockville.<ref name="Bowen178"/> In 1861, the post office was established in Rosedale, where it is still currently operating.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Parke&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Parke County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=April 15, 2017}}</ref>