Welcome to Roachton ...

Roachton is located in Wood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roachton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Roachton is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Roachton ...

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

• Toledo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
• Bowling Green
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Perrysburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <4>
• Oregon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
• Sylvania
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <4>
• Maumee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <4>
• Rossford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <4>
• Waterville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Northwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <4>
• Whitehouse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <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 Roachton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roachton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roachton ...

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

Adding Roachton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roachton post office opened in 1866.

We also found Roachton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roachton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/