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Welcome to Ross ...

So far, we found very little information about Ross. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ross to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ross, please Contact Us.


Ross was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Ross would have been located within present day Oregon County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ross is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ross was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Ross was located: 417

Communities Also Named Ross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Minnesota (4), 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.

  • Winona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Alton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Birch Tree
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Fremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Bardley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bardley is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
  • Thomasville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Couch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bennett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bennett is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Garfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Garfield is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Oregon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ross - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.