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Welcome to Rondo ...

Rondo is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rondo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Rondo is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rondo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Rondo: This one is located in Cheboygan County and the other is located in Menominee County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 5 communities that are also named Rondo - they are located in Arkansas (2), Missouri and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rondo ...

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

  • Petoskey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Harbor Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pellston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Onaway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <3>
  • Alanson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
    • Alanson is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <3>
  • Vanderbilt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Boyne Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolverine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
    • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <3>
  • Wildwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
  • Indian River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rondo ...

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

Adding Rondo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rondo 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 Rondo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Rondo post office opened in 1882.

We also found Rondo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rondo.

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Cheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rondo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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