Welcome to Rodney ...

Rodney is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Rodney is located in Baxter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Rodney is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Rodney is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Rodney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rodney - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rodney ...

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

• Mountain Home
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <4>
• Gassville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
  • Gassville is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <4>
• Melbourne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Izard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <4>
• Calico Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico Rock
  • Calico Rock is located in Izard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calico Rock <4>
• Oxford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Izard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Norfork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork
  • Norfork is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfork <4>
• Salesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Salesville is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <4>
• Viola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <4>
• Briarcliff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
  • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
• Bakersfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Adding Rodney to Our Gazetteer ...

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rodney post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/