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Welcome to Roscoe ...

So far, we found very little information about Roscoe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Roscoe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roscoe, please Contact Us.

Roscoe would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roscoe, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Roscoe is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Roscoe was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Roscoe was located: 601 & 769<4>

Communities Also Named Roscoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Roscoe - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Roscoe ...

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

  • Meridian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Newton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickory is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chunky
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stamper ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stamper is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
  • Collinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Martin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin

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

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

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

Adding Roscoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roscoe 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 Roscoe was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roscoe.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roscoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roscoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Roscoe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Roscoe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.