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 44. The population density is 108.2 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 anchors itself to the flat, expansive plains where the sky asserts a dominance over the horizon that makes the earth feel secondary. It lies 42.7 miles west of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 271°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Ogallala. The South Platte River traces a slow, shallow path through the terrain less than a mile from the center, its water carving a quiet line through the prairie grasses that shift in pale, rhythmic waves under the wind. To the north, the land rises into the subtle creases of Roscoe Draw, while the wider landscape remains defined by the vast, open intensity of the Nebraska light, which turns a bruised purple during the long, hushed transitions of dusk.

Roscoe maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of the surrounding cattle country and the demands of agricultural labor. The rhythm of the days here is measured by the steady, utilitarian pulse of the local economy, which finds its roots in the endurance of the plains and the legacy of pioneer enterprise. Residents often look toward the nearby Lake Mcconaughy State Recreation Area And Wildlife Management Area or the waters of Ogallala Lake to break the stillness of the work week, finding a different kind of solitude in the open expanse of the reservoirs. While the world beyond the horizon continues its frantic acceleration, Roscoe remains a place where the stillness of the grass and the persistence of the river define the character of the day.

About This Roscoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roscoe, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.130548, -101.585727. 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 (69153), telephone area code (308), county seat of Keith County (Ogallala), and school district assignment (Ogallala Public Schools).

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.