Welcome to Roswell ...

The village of Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roswell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

When the people of Roswell refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Roswellite<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roswell has a population of 213 people<4> (see below for details).

Roswell is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for Roswell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Roswell, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roswell had an population of 213 people. This is a decrease of 2.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roswell had a population of 219 people. This makes Roswell the county's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 219 people, the population of Roswell decreased 20.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 276 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Roswell.

Communities Also Named Roswell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Roswell - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Missouri, New Mexico, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Roswell ...

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

• New Philadelphia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <6>
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Uhrichsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <6>
• Newcomerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <6>
• Carrollton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
• Strasburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <6>
• Dennison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <6>
• Sugarcreek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <6>
• Navarre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
  • Navarre is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarre <6>
• Gnadenhutten
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
  • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roswell ...

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

Adding Roswell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roswell 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 Roswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Roswell post office opened in 1906.

We also found Roswell on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Ohio (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roswell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/