Roscoe Nebraska Map

About Roscoe, Nebraska

Roscoe is a locality in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 97. The population density is 77.9 people per km². Roscoe is located at 41.1305°N, 101.5857°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 69153.

Roscoe lies under a sky that seems impossibly vast, a pale blue canvas stretched taut across the Nebraska plains. It lies 134.1 miles west-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 284°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Ogallala. The land here is a subtle, rolling expanse, where fields of gold and green ripple towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of trees that offer a fleeting, darker shade. Dust motes dance in the shafts of sunlight that slant across the rutted tracks leading into the heart of Roscoe, and the air itself carries a dry, sun-baked scent, mingled with the faint, sweet perfume of drying grasses. Even the wind, when it stirs, seems to whisper across the open country, a constant, gentle breath that shapes the very character of this place. The story of Roscoe is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile soil they coax a living from. Farming has always been the lifeblood, the steady pulse of this locality, with generations of families tending to the rich earth that yields its bounty under the broad Nebraska sun. The railroad once played a vital role, a steel artery connecting this remote outpost to the wider world, and though its presence is now a quieter hum, the memory of those bustling days lingers. Today, Roscoe maintains a character of resilient simplicity, a place where neighborly nods are as common as the sunrise, and the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the enduring strength of the land.

About This Roscoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roscoe, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.130548, -101.585727. 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 Keith County.

Detailed location data for Roscoe includes the ZIP code (69153), telephone area code (308), county seat of Keith County (Ogallala), and school district assignment (Ogallala Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Roscoe is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.