Welcome to Ross ...

Ross is located in Butler County<1>.

Ross was established in 1817.

Ross is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Ross is located in the (513) area code.

The ZIP code for Ross: 45013<3>

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), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, North Dakota (2), 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.

• Cincinnati
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Hamilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Fairfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Covington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Norwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Forest Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ross, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ross.

Adding Ross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ross 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 Ross was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ross post office opened in 1834.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/