Rose Hill is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Covington County, Alabama Covington County (briefly Jones County) is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 37,570. Its county seat is Andalusia. Its name is in honor of Brigadier General Le ...

, United States.

History

The community name may come from a personal name or an environmental name. A post office operated under the name Rose Hill from 1855 to 1906. Company F of the

33rd Regiment Alabama Infantry The 33rd Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry unit from Alabama that served in the Confederate States Army during the U.S. Civil War. Recruited from the southeastern counties of Butler County, Alabama, Butler, Dale County, Alabama, Dale, C ...

was organized at Brandon's Store in Rose Hill.

Notable People

Matthew Hammett, American politician born in Rose Hill

References

Unincorporated communities in Covington County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{CovingtonCountyAL-geo-stub