Welcome to Roswell ...Roswell is located in El Paso County<1>. 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<2> Roswell is 6,140 feet [1,871 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude 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 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.
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 (so far) for Roswell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Roswell. Footnotes ...
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