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Welcome to Rogersville ...

Rogersville is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rogersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Rogersville is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rogersville: 765

Communities Also Named Rogersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Rogersville - they are located in Alabama, California, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rogersville ...

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

  • Muncie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
    • Muncie is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <3>
  • Anderson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • New Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Yorktown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <3>
  • Chesterfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
  • Middletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
  • Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Knightstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cambridge City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rogersville ...

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

Adding Rogersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rogersville 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 Rogersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rogersville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Rogersville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rogersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rogersville - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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