Welcome to Roxana ...

Roxana is located in Letcher County<1>.

The location of Roxana has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Roxana is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Roxana lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Roxana is located in the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Roxana: 41848<4>

Communities Also Named Roxana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Roxana - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roxana.

Communities near Roxana ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <5>
• Hazard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <5>
• Jenkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <5>
• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Whitesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <5>
• Appalachia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <5>
• Pound
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
• Hindman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
  • Hindman is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <5>
• Lynch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <5>
• Fleming - Neon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people

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 Roxana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxana.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roxana. 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 Roxana.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxana ...

Looking for more information about Roxana? 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 Roxana, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roxana.

Adding Roxana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roxana 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 Roxana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roxana post office opened in 1891.

We also found Roxana in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/