Welcome to Ross ...

Ross is located in Polk County<1>.

Ross is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ross lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ross: 218

Communities Also Named Ross ...

While we believe that this Ross is located in Polk County, we know of another 3 Minnesota communities named Ross. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kittson, Roseau and Waseca County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 38 communities that are also named Ross - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, North Dakota (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ross ...

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

• Grand Forks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Forks is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Forks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Forks <3>
• East Grand Forks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • East Grand Forks is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Forks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Forks <3>
• Crookston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crookston is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crookston <3>
• Thompson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
• Reynolds
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <3>
• Climax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Climax is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
• Nielsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Nielsville is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
• Shirley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shirley is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
• Mallory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallory is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
• Euclid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Euclid is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid

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 Ross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ross.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ross. 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 Ross.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ross ...

Looking for more information about Ross? 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 Ross, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ross.