Welcome to Rhone ...

Rhone is located in Mesa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Rhone is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rhone is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rhone lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rhone lies within the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Rhone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rhone - they are located in British Columbia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rhone ...

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

• Grand Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
• Fruita
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
  • Fruita is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <4>
• Palisade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
  • Palisade is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <4>
• Redlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
  • Redlands is located in Mesa County
• Loma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Loma is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma <4>
• Orchard Mesa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
  • Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
• Glade Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Park
  • Glade Park is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Park <4>
• Fruitvale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Fruitvale is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <4>
• Mack
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
  • Mack is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mack <4>
• Clifton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <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 Rhone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rhone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rhone ...

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

Adding Rhone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rhone post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/