Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Rossville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rossville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rossville is located in Shawnee County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shawnee County: Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Pottawatomie & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Rossville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rossville:
- Shawnee County (The home county of Rossville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Willard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Topeka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Highland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Cullen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Pauline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Big Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Grover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Stull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stull is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Lecompton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Delia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Hoyt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Birmingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Denison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Circleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Soldier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Larkinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Meriden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Rock Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Hilldale South
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Lake Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- West Shore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Indian Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Newman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Ozawkie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Lakeside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Nemaha County
- America City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Burlingame
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Scranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Saint Marys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belvue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Emmett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Aikins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Wamego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Saint George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Havensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Onaga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Westmoreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Zeandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Paxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eskridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Harveyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rossville, see our County-by-County Page for Rossville.
Cemeteries Near Rossville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rossville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rossville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rossville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Rossville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Czech - Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valencia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delia Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Delia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92286 <2>
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Security Benefit Association Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rossville had a population of 420 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rossville had a population of 1,115 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rossville, with the one closest to Rossville listed first.
- Willard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valencia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valencia is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Menoken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Elmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Belvue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hoyt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rossville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rossville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rossville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 476 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rossville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rossville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rossville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rossville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Rossville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rossville:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Shawnee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Nemaha County
- Osage County
- Pottawatomie County
- Riley County
- Wabaunsee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rossville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rossville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |