Welcome to Rogersville ...
Rogersville is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
The location of Rogersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rogersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Rogersville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Rogersville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Rogersville: (920) and (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Rogersville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Rogersville - they are located in Alabama, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rogersville.
Communities near Rogersville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rogersville.
- Oshkosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fond du Lac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Waupun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Ripon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- North Fond du Lac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Mayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Lomira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Fox Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Markesan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Theresa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
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 Rogersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rogersville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rogersville. 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 Rogersville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogersville. See our Newspapers Page for Rogersville.
Adding Rogersville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rogersville 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 Rogersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rogersville post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rogersville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rogersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rogersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |