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History · Gross

Gross dates to 1893, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1964 on and the census since 1900.

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25%homes built before 1940
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How Gross began, and where its name came from

When was Gross founded?

1893

Gross dates its founding to 1893 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 325 in 19002020 census: 3133 years

How did Gross get its name?

Gross was named for Ben Gross, who kept a general store.

Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1895. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Gross’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Gross are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gross’s history is told.

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The story

How Gross came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Gross.

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Gross was founded in 1893. It was named for Ben Gross, who kept a general store.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Gross, 1893 to 1964

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1893
    FoundingGross is established
  3. 1895Post officeThe Gross post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1958Post officeThe Gross post office closes
  6. 1964On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Gross, decade by decade

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On the map

Gross on the map, 1964 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Gross. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Gross on the 1964 USGS mapGross on the 1986 USGS map1964Gross sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Gross.

People over time

Gross, census by census

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Between 2 and 325 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Gross’ Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Gross had its own post office from 1895 to 1958.

Gross
1895–1958
18901960today
Gone or out of use
Gross Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Gross’ history

What year was Gross founded?

In 1893, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Gross’ post office opened in 1895, and the census of 1900 counted 325 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (20), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.