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Welcome to Roach ...

Roach is located in Clark County<1>.

Roach is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Roach is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Roach lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Roach: 702 & 725<3>

Communities Also Named Roach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Roach - they are located in Florida (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Brunswick, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Roach ...

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

  • Jean
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Nipton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodsprings
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Pass
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln City is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Sandy Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Valley is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
  • Rosalie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosalie is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
    • Rosalie has also been known as:
    • Valley Wells Station
    • Valley Wells
  • Sloan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sloan is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Bard ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bard is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
  • Abbottsville ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbottsville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Roach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roach ...

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

Adding Roach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roach 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 (so far) for Roach was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Roach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Roach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.