Do you know of Rousseau ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Rousseau. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Rousseau.<1>

Our sources for Rousseau (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Rousseau other than they indicate that Rousseau would be found somewhere in Marion County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1873 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Rousseau ...

We found five communities that share the name Rousseau.

Within Iowa, the name Rousseau is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Breathitt County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Rousseau [Breathitt County].
  • Louisiana
    • Lafourche Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Rousseau [Lafourche Parish].
  • Michigan
    • Ontonagon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rousseau [Ontonagon County].
  • Quebec
    • Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Rousseau.
  • South Dakota
    • Hughes County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Rousseau [Hughes County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Rousseau ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rousseau:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rousseau - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Marion County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marion County.