Rossburg, Indiana

Rossburg
Unincorporated community
Rossburg
Coordinates: 39°19′33″N 85°19′34″W / 39.32583°N 85.32611°W / 39.32583; -85.32611Coordinates: 39°19′33″N 85°19′34″W / 39.32583°N 85.32611°W / 39.32583; -85.32611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Salt Creek
Elevation[1]	932 ft (284 m)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-66105[2]
GNIS feature ID	442325

Rossburg is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Rossburg was laid out in 1836.^[3] A post office was established at Rossburg in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1870.^[4]

Geography

Rossburg is located at 39°19′33″N 85°19′34″W / 39.32583°N 85.32611°W / 39.32583; -85.32611.

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. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 143. 
4. ↑ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 September 2014. 

Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States County seat: Greensburg City Greensburg Towns Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport Townships Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington CDPs Clarksburg Lake Santee‡ Other unincorporated communities Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown‡ Ghost town Springhill Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties