Welcome to Rodney ...
Rodney is located Rodney is located in Navarro County<1>. The location of Rodney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. Rodney is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Rodney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rodney - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rodney. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rodney. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rodney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rodney. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rodney. 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 Rodney. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rodney. See our Newspapers Page for Rodney. Looking for more information about Rodney? 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 Rodney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rodney. We originally found mention of Rodney 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 Rodney was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Rodney in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Rodney post office opened in 1891.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Navarro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/