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Ross

Ghost town · King County, Washington

Seattle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Seattle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ross is a ghost town in King County, Washington. It is one of 28 former communities in King County on the federal names register. No county in Washington has more among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ross as a historical populated place on the Seattle North topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.6479° N, 122.3624° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSeattle North
Elevation106 ft
Nearest living townSeattle, WA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1514937
Coordinates47.64788, -122.36235

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What's there now

Ross is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seattle, WA (population 741,440), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 106 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ross?

Ross is in King County, Washington, at 47.6479, -122.3624.

How many ghost towns are in King County?

King County, Washington has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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