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Welcome to Rogersburg ...

Rogersburg is located in Asotin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rogersburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Rogersburg is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rogersburg: 509

Communities near Rogersburg ...

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

  • Asotin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Anatone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
  • Cloverland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Slickpoo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
  • Winchester
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Flora ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flora is located in Wallowa County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Lewiston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Sweetwater
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rogersburg ...

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

Adding Rogersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rogersburg 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 Rogersburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rogersburg post office opened in 1912. The Rogersburg post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rogersburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Asotin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rogersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/