Rosiclare, IL

Rosiclare is a city in Hardin County, Illinois. The 2020 census counted 980 residents. Rosiclare is located along the Ohio River. Some of the earliest settlers of the Rosiclare area were outlaws mainly counterfeiters from the Sturdivant Gang in the late 1810s-early 1820s. Rosiclare makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Rosiclare is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Rosiclare used to be the " Fluorspar Capital of the World". Rosiclare is located in southwestern Hardin County and is bordered to the southeast by the Ohio River, which forms the state boundary with Kentucky. Illinois Route 34 terminates in Rosiclare at the river and leads north 30 miles to Harrisburg.