Welcome to Roosevelt ...

Roosevelt is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Roosevelt is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roosevelt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Roosevelt is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Roosevelt: (417)

Communities Also Named Roosevelt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Roosevelt - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Washington (4) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Roosevelt ...

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

• West Plains
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plains
  • West Plains is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Plains <4>
• Willow Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <4>
• Dora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
• Richville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Douglas County
• Pottersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Howell County
• Buckhart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
• Burnham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Howell County
• Pomona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Howell County
• Drury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Drury is located in Douglas County
• Gentryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Gentryville is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roosevelt ...

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

Adding Roosevelt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roosevelt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/