Rossville, Iowa

Rossville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Rossville, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°11′22″N 91°22′32″W / 43.18944°N 91.37556°W / 43.18944; -91.37556Coordinates: 43°11′22″N 91°22′32″W / 43.18944°N 91.37556°W / 43.18944; -91.37556
Country United States
State Iowa
County Allamakee
Elevation 1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 563
GNIS feature ID 460817[1]

Rossville is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.[1]

History

Rossville was platted in 1855. It is named for William F. Ross, said to be the first settler on the townsite in 1850.[2] By the 1880s, Rossville contained three churches, a schoolhouse, hotel, and two stores.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Rossville, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 258.
  3. Alexander, W. E. (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. p. 399.
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