Welcome to Roaches ...

Roaches is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roaches, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Roaches is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Roaches lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Roaches: (618)

Communities near Roaches ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roaches.

• Mount Vernon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Centralia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
• Nashville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
• Ina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <3>
• Sesser
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Sesser is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <3>
• Sandoval
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
  • Sandoval is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <3>
• Wamac
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
  • Wamac is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
• Central City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
• Bluford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <3>
• Irvington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Roaches. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roaches.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roaches. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roaches.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roaches. See our Newspapers Page for Roaches.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaches ...

Looking for more information about Roaches? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Roaches, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roaches.

Adding Roaches to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roaches in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roaches was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roaches.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roaches. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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