Welcome to Rogersville ...

The city of Rogersville is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Rogersville is primarily located in Webster County<1>. A portion of Rogersville extends into Greene County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rogersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Rogersville: Named after Isaac Newton Rogers, who offered to donate the money for the town's survey if they would name the town after him.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rogersville has a population of 3,884 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Rogersville is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rogersville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Rogersville: (417)

The ZIP code for Rogersville: 65742<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rogersville had an population of 3,884 people. This is an increase of 26.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 157.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rogersville had a population of 3,073 people (which is 8.49% of the total population of Webster County). This makes Rogersville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Rogersville represents 0.05% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 185th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,073 people, the population of Rogersville increased 103.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,508 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rogersville.

Communities Also Named Rogersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Rogersville: This one is located in Webster County and the other is located in Chariton County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 17 communities that are also named Rogersville - they are located in Alabama, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rogersville.

Communities near Rogersville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rogersville.

• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Nixa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <5>
• Ozark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <5>
• Marshfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Marshfield is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshfield <5>
• Battlefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Strafford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <5>
• Sparta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
• Seymour
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <5>
• Fair Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <5>
• Highlandville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
  • Highlandville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlandville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rogersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rogersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rogersville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rogersville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogersville. See our Newspapers Page for Rogersville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rogersville ...

Looking for more information about Rogersville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rogersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rogersville.

Adding Rogersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rogersville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rogersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rogersville post office opened in 1882.

We also found Rogersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rogersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rogersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/