Welcome to Roach ...

Roach is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Roach is located in Cass County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Roach is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Roach: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Roach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Roach - they are located in Florida (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Roach ...

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

• Atlanta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Linden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <5>
• Queen City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Queen City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <5>
• Redwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <5>
• Maud
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>
• Bloomburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
  • Bloomburg is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <5>
• Rodessa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
  • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <5>
• Douglassville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglassville
  • Douglassville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglassville <5>
• Marietta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Domino
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
  • Domino is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 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 Roach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roach ...

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

Adding Roach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roach 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 Roach was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Roach in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Roach post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/