Rossville Kansas Map

About Rossville, Kansas

Rossville is a locality in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,105. The population density is 770.1 people per km². Rossville is located at 39.1361°N, 95.9517°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rossville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66533.

Rossville emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a quiet confluence of prairie memory and the persistent flow of Cross Creek. It lies 15.9 miles west-northwest of Topeka, KS (from Topeka, KS: bearing 293°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-southeast of St. Marys. Marys. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the wind that sweeps across the plains, bending the tallgrass and rustling the cottonwoods that line the banks of the creek. To the west, the subtle rise of Peanaz Hill breaks the monotony of the fields, while the nearby depression of Toad Hollow gathers the evening shadows into a cool, blue depth. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber strokes, turning the dry soil into a muted gold that feels both ancient and immediate. While Perry Lake lies twenty-three miles away, the local landscape finds its own rhythm in the small, terrestrial shifts of the earth and the slow, steady movement of the water passing through the valley.

Rossville carries the weight of a history rooted in the hard, honest work of the land, where the local economy continues to mirror the cycles of the harvest and the changing seasons. The pulse of the place is found in the modest structures that line the streets and the quiet industry of those who maintain the surrounding acreage. Residents often look toward the Green Wildlife Area for a reprieve, a space where the natural world is left to its own quiet governance. Life in Rossville moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, defined by the people who recognize that prosperity is measured in the quality of the soil and the endurance of the community through the dry, hot summers. It is a place where the architecture of the present remains tethered to the persistent, pragmatic spirit of the past, standing firmly against the vast, open Kansas sky.

About This Rossville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rossville, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.13611, -95.951656. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rossville includes the ZIP code (66533), telephone area code (913), county seat of Shawnee County (Topeka), and school district assignment (Kaw Valley Unified School District 321).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.