Ross, Indiana

Ross
Unincorporated community
Ross
Coordinates: 41°31′36″N 87°22′29″W / 41.52667°N 87.37472°W / 41.52667; -87.37472Coordinates: 41°31′36″N 87°22′29″W / 41.52667°N 87.37472°W / 41.52667; -87.37472
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Township	Calumet
Elevation[1]	640 ft (200 m)
ZIP code	46408
FIPS code	18-66085[2]
GNIS feature ID	442314

Ross is an unincorporated community in Calumet Township, Lake County, Indiana.

History

Ross was named for William Ross, a pioneer settler.^[3] A post office was established at Ross in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1914.^[4]

Geography

Ross is located at 41°31′36″N 87°22′29″W / 41.52667°N 87.37472°W / 41.52667; -87.37472.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 131. 
4. ↑ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 December 2014. 

Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Indiana, United States County seat: Crown Point Cities Crown Point East Chicago Gary Hammond Hobart Lake Station Whiting Towns Cedar Lake Dyer Griffith Highland Lowell Merrillville Munster New Chicago St. John Schererville Schneider Winfield Townships Calumet Cedar Creek Center Eagle Creek Hanover Hobart North Ross St. John West Creek Winfield CDPs Lake Dalecarlia Lakes of the Four Seasons‡ Shelby Other unincorporated communities Ainsworth Belshaw Brunswick Creston Deep River Deer Creek Dinwiddie Green Acres Hawthorne Hills Klaasville Kreitzburg Lake Hills Leroy Liberty Park Liverpool New Elliott North Hayden Orchard Grove Palmer Range Line Rolling Hill Estates Ross Shady Lawn Southeast Grove Southmoor Park Van Loon Wald View Woodmar Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties