Roscoe Texas Map

About Roscoe, Texas

Roscoe is a locality in Nolan County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,425. The population density is 161.4 people per km². Roscoe is located at 32.4460°N, 100.5387°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79545.

Roscoe sprawls across a landscape of wide, undulating plains, where the sky feels vast and dominion over the horizon is undisputed. It lies 47.0 miles west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 270°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-south-west of Sweetwater. The earth here, a rich, ochreous clay, drinks deeply of the infrequent rain and then cracks into a mosaic of sun-baked earth under the relentless Texas sun. Sparse mesquite trees, their branches twisted like ancient supplicants, offer scant shade, their thorny arms a testament to resilience. The air itself hums with a dry, insistent heat, carrying the faint, sweet scent of sun-warmed grass and the distant murmur of unseen livestock. As dusk descends, the horizon bleeds into an astonishing spectrum of oranges, purples, and fiery reds, a daily spectacle painted across the immense canvas of the sky, a quiet grandeur that settles over Roscoe. The story of Roscoe is intimately tied to the agricultural ambitions that once fueled its growth, a legacy still visible in the weathered barns and the broad fields that surround it. For decades, cotton and cattle were the lifeblood, their cycles dictating the rhythm of the community, a rhythm that now moves with a more tempered pace. The oil boom, a more recent chapter, brought a temporary surge of activity, leaving behind a scattering of pumps that still nod their heads with a stoic, mechanical persistence. While the grand visions of its founding may have softened, Roscoe retains a character of quiet self-reliance, a place where neighbors know each other by name and the hum of the wind through the tall grass is as familiar as any spoken word. A distinctive charm lies in its unpretentious embrace of the present, a tangible echo of the past.

About This Roscoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roscoe, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.445952, -100.538718. 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 Nolan County.

Detailed location data for Roscoe includes the ZIP code (79545), telephone area code (806), county seat of Nolan County (Sweetwater), and school district assignment (Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District). 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.