There is some confusion regarding Rose's home town or state. At first I've tried to investigate this on my own, and then PonyEnglish provided me with some possible explanations of the contradictions. However, Nightsilver pointed out that the resulting speculation grew too large for a "notes" section and suggested to post it here for organizational purposes. If you have any idea on how to solve this or at least work it into the wiki more naturally, please share your thoughts! Here's the data so far:
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We can assume that Judy and Donna lived in Mayhew, New Jersey, since they frequented Bette's diner there (evidence: #6 p2, last two panels). In 24 Hours (p7 panel 2), Judy calls Rose the next morning after their fight with Donna to ask if Rose has seen Donna "today", which implies walking or driving distance between them. In Moving In (p2 panel 1), Rose confirms that she comes from New Jersey, and in Lost Hearts (p18 panel 2), she calls Judy her best friend; all of that seems to point towards Mayhew. However, on the same panel in Lost Hearts Rose thinks of Judy's death as happening "in a small-town diner", which doesn't seem to indicate familiarity with the town - although it could be argued that she just wanted to mentally separate from the event. To further complicate the matter, in Collectors (p5 panel 2) she mentions wanting to return with Jed to Boston to meet their mom. Possible explanations include: Boston being a major international airport via which Miranda could be returning from England; Miranda having lived in Boston before moving to New Jersey or sending Rose to live there.
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So far I've put Rose's origin as just "New Jersey" everywhere, left a small note in Mayhew and a larger one on Rose's page (the one that Nightsilver thinks is excessive). Haven't properly investigated The Kindly Ones yet (but it'll likely mention Seattle where they all moved afterwards). Any thoughts on finding more evidence or better formatting this pile of data?