Official Name: | Roach, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Roach |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cass |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 348 |
Coordinates: | 33.0694°N -94.2719°W |
Area Code: | 903 & 430 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1378961 |
Roach is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000.
Roach was said to be named for the family of local physician Dr. J. Roach. A post office was established at Roach in 1898 and remained in operation until 1904, with James O'Rear serving as postmaster. It had two churches and several scattered houses in 1936. Only one church remained alongside the houses in 1983. Its population was 50 in 2000.
Roach is located 6miles northeast of Linden in eastern Cass County.
Today, the community is served by the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District.