Abandoned Record
About Ross City
Ross City is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Texas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ross City, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Ross City is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Ross City
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1941 Big Spring South sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1942 Big Spring South sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Big Spring sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Big Spring sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Forsan sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Big Spring sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Ross City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Ross City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Ross City, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q85797945.
- USGS GNIS 2034914.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).