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Welcome to Rossville ...

The town of Rossville is located in Fayette County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rossville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rossville has a population of 958 people<3> (see below for details).

Rossville is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Rossville: (901)

Websites for Rossville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fayettecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rossville, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rossville had an population of 958 people. This is an increase of 44.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 152.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rossville had a population of 664 people. This makes Rossville the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Rossville represents 0.01% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 266th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 664 people, the population of Rossville increased 74.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 380 people).

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

Communities Also Named Rossville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Rossville: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 20 communities that are also named Rossville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Rossville ...

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

  • Bartlett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
  • Collierville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Olive Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
    • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <5>
  • Germantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lakeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <5>
  • Arlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
  • Holly Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Marshall County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <5>
  • Feathers Chapel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
    • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
  • Somerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rossville ...

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

Adding Rossville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rossville post office opened in 1853.

We also found Rossville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rossville.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettetn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Rossville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rossville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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