Do you know of Ross ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ross. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ross.<1>
Our sources for Ross (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ross other than they indicate that Ross would be found somewhere in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1882 and closed in 1907.
Communities Also Named Ross ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Ross.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Ross.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 36 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ross [Pope County].
- California
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Ross [Sussex County].
- Georgia
- Crisp County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ross [Crisp County].
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ross [Madison County].
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ross [Wayne County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Audubon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ross [Audubon County].
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ross [Cherokee County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ross [Leavenworth County].
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ross [Miami County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Ross.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Kittson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ross [Kittson County].
- Polk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ross [Polk County].
- Roseau County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ross [Roseau County].
- Waseca County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ross [Waseca County].
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ross [Oregon County].
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Ross.
- North Dakota
- Foster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Ross [Foster County].
- Mountrail County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Ross [Mountrail County].
- Ohio
- Butler County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ross [Butler County].
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Ross [Umatilla County].
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Ross [King County].
- West Virginia
- Wetzel County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ross [Wetzel County].
- Wisconsin
- Vernon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ross [Vernon County].
- Wyoming
- Converse County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Ross [Converse County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ross ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ross:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ross - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office
More Orphans in Allegheny County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Allegheny County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ross could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |