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Rossville,_Missouri Latitude and Longitude:

36°43′59″N 90°14′47″W / 36.73306°N 90.24639°W / 36.73306; -90.24639
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Rossville
Rossville is located in Missouri
Rossville
Rossville
Coordinates: 36°43′59″N 90°14′47″W / 36.73306°N 90.24639°W / 36.73306; -90.24639
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
County Butler
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Time zone Central Standard Time

Rossville is an unincorporated community in eastern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is located on Missouri Route 51 between Batesville to the south and Fisk to the north. It is approximately 7.5 miles east of Poplar Bluff. [2]

The community was named after Mrs. Ross, an early citizen. [3] It is situated at an elevation of 322 feet (98 m). [1]

During Shelby's Raid in 1863, Joseph O. Shelby sent a detachment of scouts to Clarksville, Dardanelle, and Ozark in Arkansas to spot Federal troops. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rossville, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN  0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  4. ^ Hulston, John K., and James W. Goodrich. "John Trousdale Coffee: Lawyer, Politician, Confederate." Missouri Historical Review 77, no. 3 (April 1983): 276.