Map of New Ross town

New Ross is a town in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 309.

New Ross town overview:
Name:	New Ross town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Montgomery County
Elevation:	886 ft (270 m)
Total Area:	0.30 sq mi (0.77 km²)
Land Area:	0.30 sq mi (0.77 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	309
Population Density:	1,033.44/sq mi (399.62/km²)
ZIP code:	47968
Area code:	765
FIPS code:	1853550
GNISfeature ID:	440106

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

New Ross online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

New Ross location map. Where is New Ross town?

New Ross location on the U.S. Map. Where is New Ross town. — New Ross location on the U.S. Map.

New Ross location on the Indiana map. Where is New Ross town. — Location of New Ross in Indiana.

History

In 1836–37 a post office was established in Walnut Township at the home of postmaster George Dorsey, and called the New Ross Post Office. New Ross, then called Valley City, was platted by John Browning in 1855. In about 1868, the post office was moved to Valley City and the name of the city was changed to New Ross to match the post office name. New Ross was incorporated in May 1870.

In 1874, a Methodist church was built in New Ross. It was named Brown Chapel after Rev. Thomas J. Brown, who first preached there.

In an early map from 1864, the area now known as New Ross was called “Mace”. Mace disappeared from later maps. (Note that Mace is an unincorporated area northwest of New Ross on U.S. Route 136.)

New Ross Road Map

New Ross city Satellite Map

Geography

New Ross is located in southeastern Montgomery County at 39°57′52″N 86°42′54″W / 39.964573°N 86.715028°W / 39.964573; -86.715028. U.S. Route 136 passes through the town, leading northwest 11 miles (18 km) to Crawfordsville, the county seat, and southeast 33 miles (53 km) to Indianapolis.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, New Ross has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.78 km), all land. The town is drained by unnamed tributaries of Big Raccoon Creek, which passes just south of the town and runs southwest to the Wabash River near Montezuma.