Rossville, Texas

Last updated

Rossville, Texas
Unincorporated community
USA Texas location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Rossville
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Rossville
Coordinates: 29°05′29″N98°40′50″W / 29.09139°N 98.68056°W / 29.09139; -98.68056
Country United States
State Texas
County Atascosa
Elevation
[1]
561 ft (171 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 830
GNIS feature ID1380460 [1]

Rossville is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Contents

History

Sand Branch Baptist Church in Rossville, November 2016 Sand-branch-tx(baptist-church)2016-2(atascosa-county).jpg
Sand Branch Baptist Church in Rossville, November 2016

TThe community also had a saloon. Many of the community's first settlers are buried in the cemetery. The cemetery sits on an acre of land that was donated to John Ross's wife. [2]

Geography

Rossville is located on Farm to Market Road 476, 8 mi (13 km) west of Poteet in Atascosa County. [3]

Education

Rossville had a one-room schoolhouse at the end of the 19th century and grew to two classrooms by the start of the 20th century. The school consolidated with the Poteet Independent School District in 1955 and was demolished. [3] The community continues to be served by the Poteet ISD to this day.

See also

Flag of Texas.svg Texasportal

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atascosa County, Texas</span> County in Texas, United States

Atascosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is Jourdanton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poteet, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

Poteet is a city in Atascosa County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,795 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named for its first postmaster, Francis Marion Poteet. It is best known as the birthplace of country music legend George Strait.

Poteet Independent School District is a public school district based in Poteet, in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2022, the school district was rated a "C" by the Texas Education Agency.

Atascosa is an unincorporated community located in southwestern Bexar County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 300 in 2000. The community is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

McCoy is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Peggy is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 22 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Amphion is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 26 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Poteet High School is a public high school located in Poteet, Texas (USA) and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the Poteet Independent School District located in central Atascosa County. For the 2021-22 school year, the school was given a "C" by the Texas Education Agency.

Kyote is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 34 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Anchorage is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Black Hill is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, its population was 60 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Crown is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Davis, also known as Davistown or Davis Switch, is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 8 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Espey is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 55 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Fashing is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 35 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Hindes is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 14 from 1974 through 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Iuka is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

La Parita is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 48 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Verdi is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 110 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Ditto is a ghost town in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rossville
  2. ↑ "Rossville, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Herrera, Evelyn G. "Rossville, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Rossville, Texas at Wikimedia Commons


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.