Ross

History

The settlement was laid out by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Clark on February 1, 1817, as Venus; the spelling later became corrupted as "Venice". Since there was already another post office in the state called Venice, near Lake Erie, this one was renamed in 1834 as Ross.

Geography

Ross is located along the southern border of Butler County. To the south are the townships of Crosby and Colerain in Hamilton County, including the CDP of Dunlap in Colerain Township. U.S. Route 27 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south to Cincinnati and north to Oxford. State Routes 126 and Ohio State Route 128 run through the center of Ross as Hamilton Cleves Road. Route 126 splits off to the west toward Brookville, Indiana, while Route 128 continues southwest towards Cleves. The Great Miami River forms the southeastern edge of the CDP. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP of Ross has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.85%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,127
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  17,662
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  15,078
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  14,226
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,999
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,060
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,759
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,615

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 2.78 — 2017-12-17
  6 km ENE of Germantown, Kentucky
• M 2.6 — 2013-07-23
  6 km NNE of Germantown, Kentucky
• M 3.8 — 2004-09-12
  4 km NW of Manilla, Indiana