Explore Rosebush, Michigan, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rosebush, Michigan. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Michigan or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rosebush.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Rosebush |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Isabella County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 43.699195 |
| Longitude | -84.767793 |
| Population | 353 |
| Density | 153.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 48878 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| County Seat | Mount Pleasant |
| School District | Mount Pleasant City School District |
Rosebush emerges from the flat, industrious plains of central Michigan as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the earth by grid and rail. It lies 7.0 miles north of Mount Pleasant, MI (from Mount Pleasant, MI: bearing 0°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south of Clare. The horizon here stretches wide, unobstructed by significant elevation, allowing the light of late afternoon to sweep across the fields in long, amber strokes that emphasize the subtle textures of the soil. A short distance to the west, Spring Creek winds through the brush, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-voiced persistence that marks the rhythm of the local landscape. Beyond the immediate clearings, the land transitions into the deeper, shadowed timber of the State Forest, where the air grows cool and heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine needles.
Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Rosebush, with the surrounding acreage defined by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of daily life. The legacy of the nineteenth-century rail expansion still defines the layout of the streets, reflecting an era when the movement of timber and grain solidified the identity of the village. Those seeking a broader expanse of water often journey ten miles to the shores of White Sand Lake, while the more expansive tracts of the Tittabawassee River State Forest provide a deeper retreat into the dense, inland wilderness of the region. Life in Rosebush persists with a sturdy, unadorned character, built upon the foundation of hard-wrought labor and a history that remains quietly present in the weathered facades of its central thoroughfares.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rosebush, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.699195, -84.767793. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Rosebush includes the ZIP code (48878), telephone area code (517), county seat of Isabella County (Mount Pleasant), and school district assignment (Mount Pleasant City School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |