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Ross, Iowa
Location of Ross, Iowa
Location of Ross, Iowa
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountiesAudubon
Elevation
1,394 ft (425 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50025
Area code712
FIPS code19-68835
GNIS feature ID0460813

Ross is an unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, in the United States.[1]

History

Ross was platted in 1882.[2] It was named in honor of a local farmer.[3] A railroad depot was completed in 1885.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ross, Iowa
  2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 120.
  3. ^ History of the origin of the place names in nine Northwestern states. 1908. p. 120.
  4. ^ Henry Franklin Andrews (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Brookhaven Press. p. 288.