Roses Well
A historical populated place in Nye County, Nevada, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
at Roses Well, the well, in Amargosa Desert, 18 mi SE of Beatty
GNIS historical note
Stage station on Las Vegas to Beatty freight line and settlement abandoned in 1919
Also recorded as
- Palmers Well
- Rose and Palmers Well
- Rosewell
- Roswell
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 851863. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.
- Map County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, current (from 1950-60's).
- Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
- Text Rand McNally and Co. 'Pocket Map and Shippers Guide of Nevada', New York, 1901, 20 pages, plus plate, 1 inch = 27 miles.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.