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Welcome to Roxie ...

Roxie is located in Bremer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Roxie is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Roxie: 319

Communities Also Named Roxie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Roxie - they are located in Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Roxie ...

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

  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Charles City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hampton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sumner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Denver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Nashua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Tripoli
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Shell Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Roxie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxie ...

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

Adding Roxie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roxie 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 (so far) for Roxie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Roxie post office opened in 1891. The Roxie post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Bremer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roxie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/