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History · Rossie

Rossie’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Rossie. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Rossie is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States. The population was 49 in the 2020 census, a decrease from 58 in 2000. The Rossie post office opened in 1900, closing in 1984.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 70 to 49 (-30%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rossie yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rossie’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Rossie

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Darleane C. HoffmanDarleane C. HoffmanTerril · 23 miFrancis H. CaseFrancis H. CaseEverly · 12 miGeorge Alfred CarlsonGeorge Alfred CarlsonAlta · 24 miJoseph N. WelchJoseph N. WelchPrimghar · 22 miNathan E. KendallNathan E. KendallGreenville · 2 miVicki MyronVicki MyronSpencer · 9 mi
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Rossie, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Rossie is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Rossie has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sioux Theatre in Sioux Rapids, 8.4 miles away.

Rossie and the nearest listed places

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Sioux TheatreClay County CourthouseSpencer High School and AuditoriumGrand Avenue Historic Commercial DistrictAdams-Higgins HouseNorth Grand Avenue Residential Historic District

Closest to Rossie

Sioux TheatreSioux Rapids · Building8.4miClay County CourthouseSpencer · Built 19019.1miSpencer High School and AuditoriumSpencer · Building9.2miGrand Avenue Historic Commercial DistrictSpencer · District9.3miAdams-Higgins HouseSpencer · Built 18849.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Sioux Theatre’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Rossie?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Rossie’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Greenville📜 Royal📜 Gillett Grove📜 Sioux Rapids
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