Roscoe Minnesota Map

About Roscoe, Minnesota

Roscoe is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 81.1 people per km². Roscoe is located at 45.4323°N, 94.6365°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Roscoe is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55983, 56371.

Roscoe occupies a quiet expanse of the Minnesota prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky asserts itself with an immense, unblinking clarity. It lies 24.6 miles west-southwest of Sartell, MN (from Sartell, MN: bearing 238°T), and is situated 5.1 miles northeast of Paynesville. The land here remains defined by the persistent, level patience of the plains, broken only by the subtle depression of the Bonanza Valley five miles to the west. A mile to the east, the Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the grasses turn a brittle, pale straw color under the autumn light, bowing in rhythm with the wind. Two miles distant, the waters of Big Lake gather in a shallow basin, reflecting the deepening indigo of the dusk, while the narrow, winding course of Kolling Creek carves a meditative path through the soil. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that suggests the long, frost-bound winters for which the region is known, turning the landscape into a study of muted earth tones and gray, expansive light.

Roscoe maintains a measured pulse, echoing the agricultural heritage that first drew settlers to these fertile, inland reaches. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, with the local industry reflecting the steady, agrarian labor of the surrounding fields. Generations have worked this soil, leaving a legacy of resilience that persists in the quiet upkeep of the grain elevators and the modest, sturdy architecture of the main thoroughfare. Residents move with the deliberate pace of those who understand the necessity of preparation, whether for the planting of crops or the arrival of the deep freeze. While the modern world moves in frantic bursts, Roscoe remains a place where the passage of time is measured by the changing shadows across the prairie and the slow, seasonal migration of birds through the nearby wetlands.

About This Roscoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roscoe, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.432334, -94.636518. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Roscoe includes the ZIP code (55983, 56371), telephone area code (218, 320), county seat of Stearns County (St. Cloud), and school district assignment (Paynesville Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.