Welcome to Rossman ...

Rossman is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Rossman is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Rossman ...

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

• Hudson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Catskill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Ravena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Coxsackie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
• Valatie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
  • Valatie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <4>
• Chatham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Athens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Castleton-on-Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
  • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <4>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
• Philmont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philmont
  • Philmont is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philmont <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossman ...

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

Adding Rossman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rossman 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 Rossman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rossman in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Rossman post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

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