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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.

We found mention of Ross as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Miami County, Kansas.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1869 and closed  in 1869.

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.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Ross ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Ross.

There are two communities within Kansas that are also named Ross.

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

  • Communities Located In Kansas ...
    • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ross [Leavenworth County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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.<1> 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].
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ross [Lake County].
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ross [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Audubon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ross [Audubon 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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:

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

More Orphans in  Miami 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 Miami County.

Amo 
 O'Brien Station
BattiesvilleOlds
BeavertonOsage
Bundy's FordOsawatomie Junction
  
Crescent HillPendleton
 Peoria and Kaskaskia Mission
DuncanPressonville
  
GermantownRichland
GlickRock Creek
 Rockville
Indianapolis 
 Shermansville
KaskaskiaSpring Grove
 Sugar
Lancaster 
LincolnvilleTontzville
LouisvilleTrenton
Lyons 
 Upton
Max 
MiamiWade
MidwayWanzoppea
Mineral MoundWea Baptist Mission
Morse's FordWest Line
Mound CreekWest
Mount NeboWhitaker
 Whittaker
New Georgia 

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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