Welcome to Rossville ...

Rossville is located in Lincoln 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 1895.

Rossville is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rossville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Rossville: (918) & (539)<4>

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, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (2), Ohio (3), 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.

• Shawnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <5>
• Choctaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <5>
• Harrah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
  • Harrah is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <5>
• McLoud
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLoud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
  • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <5>
• Jones
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <5>
• Chandler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandler <5>
• Nicoma Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicoma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicoma Park
  • Nicoma Park is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicoma Park <5>
• Prague
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prague
  • Prague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prague <5>
• Luther
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Luther is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <5>
• Meeker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Meeker is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <5>

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 1895.

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 State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/