Roachester, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Roachester, Ohio
Pushpin Map:Ohio#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.39
Area Land Km2:3.39
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.31
Area Land Sq Mi:1.31
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:579
Population Density Km2:170.81
Population Density Sq Mi:442.32
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:827
Coordinates:39.3539°N -84.0989°W
Area Code:513
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2812844

Roachester is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Roachester is located at the junction of Ohio State Route 3 and Ohio State Route 123, 1.6miles east of Morrow.

History

An early variant name was "Salem".[2] Roachester was platted in 1816, and named for James Roach, proprietor.[3] A post office called Rochester was established in 1825, and remained in operation until 1853.[4]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Warren County, Ohio Place Names . Warren County Genealogical Society . 13 March 2018 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20180313042457/http://www.co.warren.oh.us/genealogy/genealogy/placenames.htm . 13 March 2018 .
  3. Book: The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns ; General and Local Statistics. 1882. W.H. Beers & Company. 667.
  4. Web site: Warren County . Jim Forte Postal History . 17 January 2016.