Welcome to Rodkey ...
So far, we found very little information about Rodkey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rodkey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rodkey, please Contact Us.
Rodkey would have been located within present day Finney County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Rodkey, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rodkey is 2,900 feet [884 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Rodkey is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Rodkey was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Rodkey (for example, toward Syracuse), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where Rodkey once stood is in the (620) area code.
Communities near Rodkey ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Rodkey.
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Finney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
- Lakin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin
- Lakin is located in Kearny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakin <5>
- Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Kearny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <5>
- Friend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Pierceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Finney County
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Gray County
- Ingalls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Rodkey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rodkey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rodkey. 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 Rodkey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rodkey. See our Newspapers Page for Rodkey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Finney County: www.finneycounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rodkey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Finney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodkey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |