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Welcome to Rhodelia ...

Rhodelia is located in Meade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhodelia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Rhodelia is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rhodelia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Rhodelia is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Rhodelia: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Rhodelia: 40161<4>

Communities Also Named Rhodelia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rhodelia - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rhodelia ...

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

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 Rhodelia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rhodelia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rhodelia ...

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

Adding Rhodelia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rhodelia 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 (so far) for Rhodelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rhodelia post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhodelia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Meade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rhodelia - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Rhodelia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Rhodelia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rhodelia). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rhodelia or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/