Do you know of Rodney ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Rodney. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Rodney.<1>
Our sources for Rodney (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Rodney other than they indicate that Rodney would be found somewhere in Linn County, Missouri.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1885 and closed in 1902.
Communities Also Named Rodney ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Rodney.
Within Missouri, the name Rodney is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rodney [Baxter County].
- Delaware
- Iowa
- Monona County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Rodney [Monona County].
- Michigan
- Mecosta County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Rodney [Mecosta County].
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Rodney [Jefferson County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Rodney.
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rodney [Gallia County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Rodney.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rodney [Westmoreland County].
- Texas
- Navarro County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rodney [Navarro County].
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Waushara County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Rodney [Waushara County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Rodney ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rodney:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rodney - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)
More Orphans in Linn County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Linn County.
| Boomer | Needles |
| Bottsville | Northcutt |
| Branchville | |
| Sebago | |
| Locust Creek | Sill |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rodney could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |