Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County in the northwest corner of the state. It has a mayor/council form of government. Renowned Muscle Shoals musician Spooner Oldham is a long-time resident of Rogersville.
History

Demographics
According to 2016 Census estimates, Rogersville recorded a population of 1,161. Of that number, 90.0 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 4.8 percent as African American, 3.6 percent as two or more races, 3.3 percent as Hispanic, and 1.6 percent as Asian. The town's median household income was $38,427, and the per capita income was $21,509.
Employment
According to 2016 Census estimates, the workforce in Rogersville was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Educational services and health care and social assistance (20.5 percent)
- Retail trade (16.2 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (14.3 percent)
- Manufacturing (13.2 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (11.6 percent)
- Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (5.1 percent)
- Construction (4.3 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (4.3 percent)
- Public administration (3.5 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extraction (4.1 percent)
- Wholesale trade (1.6 percent)
- Information (1.1 percent)
Education
Public education in Rogersville is administered by Lauderdale County Schools, which oversees one high school in Rogersville.
Transportation
Rogersville is accessed by U.S. Highway 72, which runs east-west, and State Highway 207, which runs north-south.
Events and Places of Interest
