Rosedale is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon. It is located just south of Salem in the

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. It is a part of the

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. Rosedale post office ran from 1892 to 1901. The Rosedale area was a major prune growing region in the early 20th century but is now primarily made up of rural residential properties Vineyards and Christmas tree fields. Rosedale Elementary School located at 6974 Bates Road, Salem, Oregon was in service from 1893 until its closing in 2012. The town was located around the area of Sunnyside Road SE and Delany Road SE. It had a gas station, post office, grocery store, and a feed, seed and livery stable. The community still has a church and cemetery founded in 1896 located at 452 Hylo Rd SE.

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