Ross, Iowa

Ross, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Ross, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°46′27″N 94°55′08″W / 41.77417°N 94.91889°W / 41.77417; -94.91889Coordinates: 41°46′27″N 94°55′08″W / 41.77417°N 94.91889°W / 41.77417; -94.91889
Country United States
State Iowa
Counties Audubon
Elevation 1,394 ft (425 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 50025
Area code(s) 712
FIPS code 19-68835
GNIS feature ID 0460813

Ross is an unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, in the United States.[1]

History

Ross was platted in 1882.[2] It was named in honor of a local farmer.[3] A railroad depot was completed in 1885.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ross, Iowa
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 120.
  3. History of the origin of the place names in nine Northwestern states. 1908. p. 120.
  4. Henry Franklin Andrews (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Brookhaven Press. p. 288.


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