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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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) - Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
- Kiro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
- Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <2>
- North Topeka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Highland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Cullen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Pauline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Stull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Lecompton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
- Lecompton is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Hoyt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Hoyt is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <2>
- Mayetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
- Mayetta is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <2>
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Birmingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Denison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
- Denison is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
- Holton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Holton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <2>
- Circleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <2>
- Soldier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Soldier is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <2>
- Larkinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <2>
- Grantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Rock Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Hilldale South
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilldale South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Hilldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Lake Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- West Shore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Indian Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Newman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Ozawkie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
- Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <2>
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Lakeside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Nemaha County
- America City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Burlingame
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <2>
- Scranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
- Belvue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Emmett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
- Aikins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Wamego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
- Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <2>
- Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- 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 <2>
- Saint George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
- Havensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havensville
- Havensville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havensville <2>
- Onaga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
- Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <2>
- Duluth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Westmoreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
- Westmoreland is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
- Zeandale is located in Riley County
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <2>
- Vera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Paxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxico
- Paxico is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxico <2>
- McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
- Eskridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Harveyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rossville, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4> of Rossville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Shawnee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nemaha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Osage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pottawatomie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Riley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabaunsee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Shawnee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Shawnee County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rossville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rossville Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uniontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uniontown Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93790 <5>
- Czech - Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- The Czech - Moravian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bohemian Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech - Moravian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92057 <5>
- Valencia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valencia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valencia Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
- Delia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delia Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Delia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delia Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Security Benefit Association Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Security Benefit Association Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Security Benefit Association Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
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.<6>
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) - Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <2>
- Valencia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
- Saint Marys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
- Vera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Menoken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Paxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxico
- Paxico is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxico <2>
- Keene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Elmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Belvue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
- Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <2>
- Hoyt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Hoyt is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <2>
- McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Topeka
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rossville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rossville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rossville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1363, Longitude: -95.9505 In this case, the coordinates for Rossville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |