Welcome to Roscoe ...

Roscoe is located in Keith County<1>.

The location of Roscoe 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Roscoe is 3,170 feet [966 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Roscoe is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Roscoe lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Roscoe (for example, toward Sutherland), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Roscoe: (308)

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), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, 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.

• Ogallala
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallala
  • Ogallala is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogallala <4>
• Paxton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
• Brule
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brule <4>
• Madrid
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
• Keystone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Keith County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <4>
• Sarben
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarben
  • Sarben is located in Keith County
• Lemoyne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Keith County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
• Belmar
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
  • Belmar is located in Keith County
• Elsie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Elsie is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <4>
• Grant
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Perkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <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. 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roscoe ...

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

Adding Roscoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roscoe 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 was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Roscoe in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Roscoe post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roscoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Keith County: www.co.keith.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/