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.)
Passages that mention New Ross, cut from the printed page as they were published.
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popular tonsorial artists in this part of the county. During twelve years of that i>eriod he also did some business as an undertaker, and he farmed for six years. He spent three years in Pittsburg and \\'aynetown, and also spent some time in several other places. He started a barljer shop at New Ross, Walnut township, in 1888 and remained there until 1890. On September 1st of that year, he turned his attention exclusively to the undertaking business in which he is still active, having thus l^een continuously engaged at the town of New Ross for nearly twenty-tlirec years. He is well equipped in
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certain and he ranked among the leading farmers and stock raisers of the township for many years, finally, accumulating a comfortable competency through his close application and able management, he retired from active farming, moving to the village of New Ross, where he has a lieautiful and modernly appointed residence. He still owns the old home place, two hundred and thirty-nine acres in Walnut township; four hundred and thirty acres in Jackson township, and fifty-two acres in Union township. It is all well improved ami \aluable land, that lying in Union township being especially
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