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Rossville, Iowa

Coordinates: 43°11′22″N 91°22′32″W / 43.18944°N 91.37556°W / 43.18944; -91.37556
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Rossville, Iowa
Rossville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Rossville, Iowa
Rossville, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°11′22″N 91°22′32″W / 43.18944°N 91.37556°W / 43.18944; -91.37556
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAllamakee
Elevation
1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code563
GNIS feature ID460817[1]

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

History

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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.[2] By the 1880s, Rossville contained three churches, a schoolhouse, hotel, and two stores.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.