Welcome to Rossboro ...

Rossboro is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Rossboro is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rossboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rossboro: 931

Communities near Rossboro ...

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

• Lawrenceburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Liberty Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
• Powell Chapel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
• Pulaski
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pulaski is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <3>
• New Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
• Wales
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wales is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
• Loretto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
• Olivet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Olivet is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
• Gordon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gordon is located in Giles County
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  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
• Saint Joseph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossboro ...

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

Adding Rossboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rossboro in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rossboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rossboro post office opened in 1902. The Rossboro post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossboro.