Rossville, Iowa
Rossville, Iowa | |
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| Area code | 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
- ^ a b "Rossville, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alexander, W. E. (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp. 399.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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