Rossville, Oklahoma

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Rossville, Oklahoma
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Rossville
Location in Oklahoma
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Rossville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°35′38″N96°59′56″W / 35.59389°N 96.99889°W / 35.59389; -96.99889
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Lincoln
Elevation
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1,030 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1097469 [1]

Rossville is a community in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States, on US Highway 177. The community had a post office from October 7, 1895, until February 15, 1907. Per Oklahoma Place Names it was named for Ross Thomas, a local resident.

The community consists of a store, a church, and several residential dwellings. The Rossville School was one mile south of the community and the Rossville cemetery is one mile south and a half-mile west of the community. Many of the buildings (including the store) were relocated back from the right-of-way when US 177 was constructed during the 1960s.

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