Abandoned Record
About Roscoe
Roscoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Roscoe had a population of 44.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Roscoe, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Roscoe is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Roscoe
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1897 Ogallala sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1900 Ogallala sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 North Platte sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 North Platte sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 North Platte sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 North Platte sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Keystone sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Ogallala sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Roscoe": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Roscoe, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4165935.
- USGS GNIS 2583896.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).