Welcome to Rossville ...

Rossville is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Rossville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Rossville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rossville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rossville is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Rossville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rossville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rossville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Rossville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Rossville ...

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

• Baltimore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Bel Air
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Rock Hall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
• Bowleys Quarters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowleys Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
  • Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
• Carney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Carney is located in Baltimore County
• North Point Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
  • North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
• Northwind Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwind Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwind Village
  • Northwind Village is located in Baltimore County
• Parkville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
  • Parkville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <5>
• Perring Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perring Village
  • Perring Village is located in Baltimore County
• Perry Hall Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Hall Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Hall Village
  • Perry Hall Village is located in Baltimore County

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 Rossville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rossville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rossville. 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 Rossville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossville ...

Looking for more information about Rossville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rossville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rossville.

Adding Rossville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rossville 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 Rossville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rossville post office opened in 1839.

We also found Rossville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/