Roscoe, PA

Roscoe is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 716 residents. Roscoe became the home for many eastern European immigrants who came to the area to work in nearby coal mines. Slovaks, Poles, Serbs, Croatians, Italians, Hungarians, and Rusyns are all represented in census records of the area from 1880 onward. That mix gives Roscoe a clear local shape within Pennsylvania, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Roscoe is home to numerous coal mines.