Welcome to Roxborough ...

Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxborough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Roxborough is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Roxborough ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Roxborough - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Roxborough ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philadelphia
  • From Roxborough to Philadelphia
• Camden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camden
  • From Roxborough to Camden
• Norristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norristown
  • From Roxborough to Norristown
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chester
  • From Roxborough to Chester
• Lansdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lansdale
  • From Roxborough to Lansdale
• Phoenixville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Phoenixville
  • From Roxborough to Phoenixville
• Yeadon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yeadon
  • From Roxborough to Yeadon
• Gloucester City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gloucester City
  • From Roxborough to Gloucester City
• Darby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Darby
  • From Roxborough to Darby
• Lansdowne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxborough ...

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

Adding Roxborough to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roxborough post office opened in 1823.

We also found Roxborough in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxborough.