Welcome to Roach ...

Roach is located in Taylor 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 1922.

Roach is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Roach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Roach: This one is located in Taylor County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 10 communities that are also named Roach - they are located in Missouri, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas 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.

• Perry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Shady Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <4>
• Lamont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
• Thomas City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Wacissa
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacissa
  • Wacissa is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wacissa <4>
• Salem
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Waukeenah
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukeenah
  • Waukeenah is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukeenah <4>
• Aucilla
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
• Buckville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
• Greenville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Roach post office opened in 1922.

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 Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/