Welcome to Roscoe Center ...

Roscoe Center is located in Goodhue County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roscoe Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Roscoe Center: Roscoe Ctr. (or less commonly used: Roscoe Cen., Roscoe Cent. or Roscoe Cntr.)

Roscoe Center is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Roscoe Center ...

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

• Kasson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
  • Kasson is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <4>
• Byron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Rice Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
• Cannon Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
  • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <4>
• Zumbrota
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
  • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
• Pine Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Dodge Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
  • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <4>
• Kenyon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenyon <4>
• Oronoco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>
• Mantorville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
  • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <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 Roscoe Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roscoe Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roscoe Center ...

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

Adding Roscoe Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roscoe Center 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 Roscoe Center was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roscoe Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/