Roseland. This town was named by its first postmaster, B. F.
Evans. Mr. Evans thought that the word "rose" should form a part
of the name because so many wild roses grew in the vicinity. On
consulting the United States directory of post offices, he found
that there were many post offices of which "rose" formed part of
the name; but there were only three Roselands, and therefore he
selected this name. The town was surveyed in was named by
Leander Gerrard, one of the first settlers. It is said that in
the summer of 1867 or 1868, Mr. Gerrard was camping with a party
of tourists in the Elkhorn Valley. They became short of
provisions and while hunting Mr. Gerrard shot a fine antelope.
This circumstance was remembered when a bill providing for the
organization of the county was prepared and Mr. Gerrard
suggested the name "Antelope" which was accepted by the
legislature. The county was organized on June 15, 1871, as a
result of an act approved March 1, 1871, which officially
established the county and defined the bo