Rose is a small unincorporated rural community and

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(CDP) in southeastern Mayes County,

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, United States, on U.S. Route 412 Alternate. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225, down from 285 in

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. The ZIP Code is 74364.

History

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.

Saline District Courthouse

The historic Saline District Courthouse, the last remaining courthouse owned by the

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, is southeast of Rose on State Highway 33. It was built in 1884 on a site covering ."Saline District Courthouse."
Accessed November 19, 2016. The

has designated this the first national park for the tribe. The building ceased to function for its original purpose when the

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dissolved the tribal government before Oklahoma became a state in 1907. The building was sold to the highest bidder and became a private residence until 1970. The owner sold it to the state, which later resold it to the Cherokee Nation. Although the state had agreed to maintain the structure, it did not do so. In 2003, Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. listed the Saline District Courthouse as one of "...Oklahoma's most endangered historic properties." The Cherokee Nation began restoring the site, including the grounds and a spring house, in 2008. The main building had been covered with lead-based paint, so the restoration received a $104,000 EPA Brownfields grant, plus a supplemental grant of $45,000 to complete the remediation project. In June 2011, the Oklahoma State Historical Society presented an award to the Nation for its efforts to restore the site. The courthouse was undergoing renovation in 2019. The courthouse, which lies just over the border in Delaware County, was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) with NRIS number 76001561.

Geography

Rose is in southeastern Mayes County, with its eastern border following the Delaware County line. It is bordered to the west by the communities of

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and Snake Creek.

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, the Cherokee Turnpike, passes through the community, while the highway's former route, now U.S. Route 412 Alternate, passes through the center of town. Locust Grove is to the west, and the town of

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is to the east via US 412 Alternate. According to the

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, the Rose CDP has an area of , all land. The community is drained to the west by Snake Creek, a tributary of the

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Demographics

Education

It is in the Locust Grove Public Schools school district.
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{{authority control Populated places established in 1891 Census-designated places in Mayes County, Oklahoma Census-designated places in Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Mayes County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Oklahoma