Welcome to Rodney ...
Rodney is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Rodney is located in Baxter County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Rodney
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
Area Codes for Rodney: 870 & 327<3>
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.<4> 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 <5>
- Gassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gassville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- 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 <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Gassville
From Rodney to Gassville
- 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 <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Melbourne
From Rodney to Melbourne
- 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 <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Calico Rock
From Rodney to Calico Rock
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Oxford
From Rodney to Oxford
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Salesville
From Rodney to Salesville
- 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 <5>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Viola
From Rodney to Viola
- 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.<4> 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.<4> 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.<7>
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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Baxter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Rodney area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Rodney area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |