Welcome to Roswell ...

Roswell is located in El Paso 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 1889.

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

Roswell is 6,140 feet [1,871 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Roswell is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Roswell lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Roswell: (719)

Communities Also Named Roswell ...

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

• Fountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <5>
• Monument
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <5>
• Woodland Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland Park <5>
• Manitou Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <5>
• Palmer Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Lake
  • Palmer Lake is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer Lake <5>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <5>
• Cimarron Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
  • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <5>
• Stratmoor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
  • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
• Cascade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
• Chipita Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipita Park
  • Chipita Park is located in El Paso County
  • Chipita Park has also been known as:
  • Cascade - Chipita Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipita Park <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 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.<6>

From that list, the Roswell post office opened in 1889.

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 El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/