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Rossville

Ghost town · Knox County, Ohio

Gambier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Gambier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rossville is a ghost town in Knox County, Ohio, recorded as human settlement in Knox County, Ohio, United States. It is one of 7 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rossville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.4378° N, 82.2608° W.

Key facts

Elevation964 ft
Nearest living townDanville, OH
Distance to it0.6 miles
Coordinates40.43778, -82.26083

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What's there now

Rossville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Danville, OH (population 747), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 964 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rossville?

Rossville is in Knox County, Ohio, at 40.4378, -82.2608.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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