Welcome to Rhodesville ...

Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

The location of Rhodesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhodesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Rhodesville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rhodesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Rhodesville: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Rhodesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rhodesville - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rhodesville.

Communities near Rhodesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rhodesville.

• Florence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Muscle Shoals
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <5>
• Sheffield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <5>
• Tuscumbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
  • Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <5>
• Iuka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <5>
• Lutts
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
  • Lutts is located in Wayne County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <5>
• Cherokee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <5>
• Killen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
  • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <5>
• Saint Florian
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
  • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Iron City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rhodesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rhodesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rhodesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhodesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhodesville. See our Newspapers Page for Rhodesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rhodesville ...

Looking for more information about Rhodesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rhodesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rhodesville.

Adding Rhodesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rhodesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rhodesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rhodesville post office opened in 1889.

We also found Rhodesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhodesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rhodesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/