Roscoe Minnesota Map
Roscoe, Minnesota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Roscoe, Goodhue County.
Interactive Map of Roscoe, Minnesota
| City | Roscoe |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Goodhue |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.225242 |
| Longitude | -92.771584 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Roscoe, Minnesota
Roscoe is a locality in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. Roscoe is located at 44.2252°N, 92.7716°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56371.0.
Roscoe unfolds in a landscape shaped by the broad, patient sweep of southern Minnesota's prairie, where the earth rolls in quiet, predictable waves toward the horizon. It lies 20.5 miles north-west of Rochester, MN (from Rochester, MN: bearing 313°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-west of Zumbrota. The air here, especially in the lingering light of late afternoon, carries the scent of drying grasses and the faint, metallic tang of distant machinery. Fields of corn, a vibrant, almost aggressive green in summer, give way to the muted golds and browns of harvested stubble as the seasons turn, the land a vast, open canvas under an immense sky that can shift from the clearest, sharpest blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm with startling speed. The few buildings of Roscoe seem to hunker low, as if respecting the sheer, unyielding expanse of the surrounding farmland, their paint often faded by sun and wind, lending a softened, lived-in character to the settlement. The story of Roscoe is inextricably tied to the rich, black soil that defines this part of Goodhue County, soil that has sustained generations of farmers coaxing a living from its depths. Its economy, like that of many neighboring hamlets, still hums with the quiet industry of agriculture, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. While much has changed since its founding, the deep-rooted connection to the land remains, a subtle but persistent undercurrent in the community's character. The occasional grain elevator, a sentinel against the sky, stands as a silent monument to this enduring legacy, a reminder of the vital role this place has played in feeding the nation, its silhouette stark and beautiful against the vast, unpeopled sweep of the prairie.
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About This Roscoe Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Roscoe, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Roscoe and Goodhue County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Roscoe is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Roscoe is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
