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Welcome to Rossville ...

Rossville is located in Allamakee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Rossville is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rossville: 563

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, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Maryland, 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.

  • Prairie du Chien
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Postville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lansing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
  • McGregor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
  • Ossian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clermont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Clermont is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
  • Marquette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people

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.<5>

From that list, the Rossville post office opened in 1853.

We also found Rossville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rossville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/