Welcome to Rondo ...

Rondo is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rondo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Rondo is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rondo is within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Rondo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rondo - they are located in Arkansas (2), Michigan (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rondo ...

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

• Bolivar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Stockton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
• Humansville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humansville
  • Humansville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humansville <4>
• Fair Play
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
• Hermitage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
• Urbana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Weaubleau
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
  • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <4>
• Morrisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Wheatland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Preston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Hickory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>

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 Rondo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rondo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rondo. 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 Rondo.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rondo ...

Looking for more information about Rondo? 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 Rondo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rondo.

Adding Rondo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rondo 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 Rondo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rondo post office opened in 1858.

We also found Rondo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rondo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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