Welcome to Roots ...

Roots is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Roots has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roots, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Roots is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Roots: (517)

Communities Also Named Roots ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Roots - they are located in Illinois, Iowa and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Roots ...

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

• Jackson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
  • Former name for Jackson:
  • Jacksonopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Chelsea
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <4>
• Manchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Leslie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
• Stockbridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <4>
• Brooklyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
• Grass Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <4>
• Concord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Springport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
  • Springport is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springport <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 Roots. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roots.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roots ...

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

Adding Roots to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roots post office opened in 1885.

We also found Roots in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roots.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roots. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/