Rosewood, Florida
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Rosewood Location in Levy County, Florida Rosewood Rosewood (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Levy |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32625 |
| Area code | 352 |
| GNIS feature ID | 295588 |
Rosewood is an unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, United States, located just off State Road 24, approximately one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Sumner and nine miles (14 km) northeast of Cedar Key. The town is known for the 1923 Rosewood massacre, when a lynch mob of White residents from nearby towns destroyed its prosperous African-American community in response to the alleged rape of a White woman.