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Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
Rossville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Rossville, Iowa is located in IowaRossville, IowaRossville, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°11′22″N 91°22′32″W / 43.18944°N 91.37556°W / 43.18944; -91.37556
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAllamakee
Elevation1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code563
GNIS feature ID460817

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

History

Rossville Station in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903

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

References

  1. ^ "Rossville, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. pp. 399.
Municipalities and communities of Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Waukon
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Map of Iowa highlighting Allamakee County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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