Welcome to Rossford ...

The city of Rossford is located in Wood County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Rossford: RAWSE-furd<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rossford has a population of 6,589 people<4> (see below for details).

Rossford is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for Rossford ...

Official Website: www.rossfordohio.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rossford had an population of 6,589 people. This is an increase of 4.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rossford had a population of 6,293 people (or 5.01% of the total population of Wood County). This makes Rossford the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Rossford represents 0.05% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 222nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,293 people, the population of Rossford decreased 1.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,406 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rossford.

Communities Also Named Rossford ...

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

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

Communities near Rossford ...

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

• Bowling Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <6>
• Oregon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <6>
• Sylvania
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <6>
• Waterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <6>
• Whitehouse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <6>
• Swanton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
  • Swanton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <6>
• Gibsonburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <6>
• Genoa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <6>
• Woodville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <6>
• Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossford ...

Looking for more information about Rossford? 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 Rossford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rossford.

Adding Rossford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rossford 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 Rossford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rossford post office opened in 1900.

We also found Rossford mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rossford: www.rossfordohio.com/

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

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