Welcome to Roddy ...
So far, we found very little information about Roddy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Roddy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roddy, please Contact Us.
Roddy would have been located within present day Frederick County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roddy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Roddy is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Roddy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Roddy was located: 301, 227 & 240<4>
Communities Also Named Roddy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Roddy - they are located in Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roddy.
Websites for Roddy ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.frederickchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Roddy, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Roddy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roddy.
- Frederick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
- Hagerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- Gettysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Gettysburg is located in Adams County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <5>
- Taneytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
- Taneytown is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
- Walkersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
- Littlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
- Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <5>
- Carroll Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
- Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <5>
- Boonsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Boonsboro is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
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 Roddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roddy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roddy. 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 Roddy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roddy. See our Newspapers Page for Roddy.
Adding Roddy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roddy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roddy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Roddy post office opened in 1897.
We also found Roddy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roddy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.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 Roddy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roddy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Roddy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Roddy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |