Welcome to Rossie ...

Rossie is located close to the Saint Lawrence River/Seaway.

Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Rossie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Rossie is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Rossie: (315)

Communities Also Named Rossie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rossie - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Rossie ...

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

• Brockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <4>
• Gouverneur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Philadelphia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Theresa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Antwerp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Morristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Richville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Hammond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Elmdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
  • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossie ...

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

Adding Rossie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rossie 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 for Rossie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rossie post office opened in 1827.

We also found Rossie in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rossie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/