Welcome to Roscoe ...
So far, we found very little information about Roscoe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Roscoe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roscoe, please Contact Us.
Roscoe would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.
The location of Roscoe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roscoe, 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.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Roscoe is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Roscoe was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Roscoe would have been located in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Roscoe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Roscoe - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roscoe.
Communities near Roscoe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roscoe.
- Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <6>
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <6>
- Chunky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Chunky is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <6>
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <6>
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Pine Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton 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 Roscoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roscoe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roscoe. 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 Roscoe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roscoe. See our Newspapers Page for Roscoe.
Adding Roscoe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roscoe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roscoe was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Roscoe on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roscoe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roscoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roscoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |