Welcome to Roosevelt ...

Roosevelt is located in Gila County<1>.

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

Roosevelt is 2,220 feet [677 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Roosevelt is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Roosevelt lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Roosevelt: (928)

The ZIP code for Roosevelt: 85545<3>

Communities Also Named Roosevelt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Roosevelt - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 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.

• Tonto Basin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonto Basin
  • Tonto Basin is located in Gila County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonto Basin <4>
• Tortilla Flat
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortilla Flat
  • Tortilla Flat is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tortilla Flat <4>
• Inspiration
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inspiration have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration
  • Inspiration is located in Gila County
• Silver King ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
  • Silver King is located in Pinal County
• Top-of-the-World
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-World
  • Top-of-the-World is located in Gila County
• Claypool
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
  • Claypool is located in Gila County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <4>
• Miami
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Gila County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <4>
• Youngberg
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngberg
  • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
• Goldfield ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Pinal County
• Jakes Corner
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Corner
  • Jakes Corner is located in Gila 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Roosevelt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roosevelt post office opened in 1904.

We also found Roosevelt on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).

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 Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/