Ross, Indiana

About Ross

Set in the northwestern part of Indiana, Ross is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Ross is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.67 square miles.

📰 Ross News Today

• Russell Wayne Ross Obituary Mar 24, 2026 Indiana Funeral Care · Mar 24
• Auction Update: Bob Ross Painting Sold to Support Ball State PBS bsu.edu · Jun 30
• Karen S. Ross Indiana Gazette Online · Jun 25
• Ross Arthur Deardorff Obituary May 30, 2026 flannerbuchanan.com · Jun 3
• Paul Johnston Ross III Obituary Feb 22, 2026 Newcomer Kentuckiana · Feb 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ross Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Ross — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Gary (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Ross

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ross

• Beggars Pizza — pizza
• Hard Rock Cafe — american
• J's Breakfast Club Gary — breakfast
• Naf Naf Grill — middle eastern
• Belle's — american
• Broadway BBQ — barbecue
• El Ranchito — mexican
• El Taco'queto Restaurant — mexican
• Luigi's Pizzaria — pizza
• Mississippi Boy Southern Kitchen — soul food

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ross

• Chase Street Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• East Glen Park reviews ★
• Georgetown Park reviews ★
• Howe Park reviews ★
• Junedale Fields reviews ★
• Lake Etta County Park reviews ★
• Pittman Square Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ross

🏘️ Nearby Communities