Roscoe is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Coweta County
Coweta County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the population was 146,158. The county seat is Newnan.
Coweta County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy S ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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. The center of the community is located in the area of the intersection of
Georgia State Route 70
State Route 70 (SR 70) is a State highway (US), state highway that travels southwest-to-northeast through portions of Coweta County, Georgia, Coweta and Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County (United States), counties in the north-ce ...
(Roscoe Rd) with Hood Rd, Sewell Mill Rd, and
Oliver Potts Rd near the local convenient store.
History
A post office called Roscoe was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1904. The community most likely was named after
Roscoe Conkling
Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented New York (state), New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Se ...
(1829–1888), a United States Senator from New York who was active in
Reconstruction-era politics.
The
Roscoe–Dunaway Gardens Historic District
The Roscoe–Dunaway Gardens Historic District is a rock and floral garden located south of the historic town of Roscoe in Coweta County, Georgia, and the adjacent Dunaway Gardens. Part of the district is located in Fulton County. Seventy-nin ...
in Roscoe was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
References
Unincorporated communities in Coweta County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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