Welcome to Roscoe ...

Roscoe is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roscoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roscoe has a population of 794 people<3> (see below for details).

Roscoe is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Roscoe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roscoe had an population of 794 people. This is a decrease of 2.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roscoe had a population of 812 people. This makes Roscoe the county's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 812 people, the population of Roscoe decreased 4.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 848 people).

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

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), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 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.

• Bethel Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <5>
• West Mifflin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <5>
• Baldwin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <5>
• Whitehall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• Jefferson Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Uniontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <5>
• Brentwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <5>
• Canonsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <5>
• Castle Shannon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Shannon
  • Castle Shannon is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Shannon <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roscoe ...

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

Adding Roscoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roscoe post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roscoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/