Do you know of Ross ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ross. 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 Ross.<1>

We found mention of Ross as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Vigo County, Indiana.

Communities Also Named Ross ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Ross.

There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Ross.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 36 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ross [Lake County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
  - Yavapai County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Ross [Yavapai County].
- Arkansas
  - Pope County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ross [Pope County].
- California
  - Marin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Ross [Marin County].
  - Sonoma County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Ross [Sonoma County].
- Delaware
  - Sussex County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Ross [Sussex County].
- Georgia
  - Crisp County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ross [Crisp County].
  - Madison County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ross [Madison County].
  - Wayne County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ross [Wayne County].
- Iowa
  - Audubon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ross [Audubon County].
- Kansas
  - Cherokee County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ross [Cherokee County].
  - Leavenworth County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ross [Leavenworth County].
  - Miami County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ross [Miami County].
- Kentucky
  - Campbell County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ross [Campbell County].
  - Carter County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ross [Carter County].
- Manitoba
  - Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Ross.
- Michigan
  - Kent County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ross [Kent County].
  - Marquette County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ross [Marquette County].
- Minnesota
  - Kittson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ross [Kittson County].
  - Polk County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ross [Polk County].
  - Roseau County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ross [Roseau County].
  - Waseca County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ross [Waseca County].
- Missouri
  - Oregon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ross [Oregon County].
- Montana
  - Silver Bow County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Ross [Silver Bow County].
- New Brunswick
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Ross.
- North Dakota
  - Foster County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Ross [Foster County].
  - Mountrail County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Ross [Mountrail County].
- Ohio
  - Butler County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ross [Butler County].
- Oregon
  - Umatilla County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Ross [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Allegheny County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ross [Allegheny County].
  - Lycoming County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ross [Lycoming County].
- Texas
  - Brazoria County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ross [Brazoria County].
  - McLennan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ross [McLennan County].
- Virginia
  - Stafford County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Ross [Stafford County].
- Washington
  - King County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Ross [King County].
- West Virginia
  - Wetzel County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ross [Wetzel County].
- Wisconsin
  - Vernon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ross [Vernon County].
- Wyoming
  - Converse County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Ross [Converse County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ross ...

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

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

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

More Orphans in Vigo 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 Vigo County.

Amber Valley	Maplewood
	Marquette Farm
Bakers Siding	Maryland
Bartley	Marywood
Belt Junction	Maurius
Bradshaw	Meadows
Broadlands	Meltonville
	Middletown
Champion	Mount Pleasant
Chinook
Collett Park	Nelson
Colonial Park	New Market
Cookerly	Northwood
County Line
Cummings	Oak Grove
	Otter Creek
Deerfield
Dresser	Paint Mill Lake
	Paynes
Edgewood Grove	Poplar Hill
Edwards	Prairie Village
Ellsworth
	Robinwood
Ferrell	Rose Hill Gardens
Fort Harrison
French Lake	Saint Mary's
Fruit Hill	Shawville
	Sheridan Park
Gilbert	Soonover
Glenayr	South Lake
Glendale	Spring Hill Junction
Glenn	Springwood
Grant	Stratford Hills
Gravel Pit	Sycamore Knolls
Grouseland	Sycamore Park
Grover
	Tera North
Heckland	Terra Vista
Hoggatts
Holly Hills	Vedder

Idaho	Wanda Lake
	Watkins
Kenwood	Wauhoo
Kingswood Terra	Wey Lake
	Windemere Lake
Lake Noji	Wonder Lake
Lakewood	Woodgate East
Limberlost Hills	Woodridge
Lincolnshire
	Young
Macksville	Youngstown Meadows
Malcolm

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ross could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.