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Welcome to Rossville ...

Rossville is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

Rossville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rossville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rossville: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Rossville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Rossville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rossville.

Websites for Rossville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rossville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rossville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rossville.

  • Baltimore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bel Air
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Rock Hall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowleys Quarters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
  • Carney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carney is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Gardenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Lauraville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
  • North Point Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
  • Northwind Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Northwind Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwind Village
  • Parkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rossville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rossville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rossville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rossville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rossville. See our Newspapers Page for Rossville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossville ...

Looking for more information about Rossville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rossville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rossville.

Adding Rossville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rossville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rossville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rossville post office opened in 1839. The Rossville post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rossville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Rossville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Rossville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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