Welcome to Roxboro ...

Roxboro is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Roxboro is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Roxboro lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Roxboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Roxboro - they are located in Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario and Quebec.

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

Communities near Roxboro ...

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

• Othello
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
  • Othello is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Othello <4>
• Connell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell
  • Connell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connell <4>
• Warden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden
  • Warden is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warden <4>
• Lind
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind
  • Lind is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lind <4>
• Hatton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hatton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <4>
• Cunningham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
  • Cunningham is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <4>
• Ruff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
  • Ruff is located in Grant County
• Moses Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Lake
  • Moses Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moses Lake <4>
• Cascade Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
  • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
• Kahlotus
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahlotus
  • Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahlotus <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 Roxboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxboro ...

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

Adding Roxboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roxboro post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/