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Welcome to Rondo ...

Rondo is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rondo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

Rondo is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rondo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rondo: 417

Communities Also Named Rondo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rondo - they are located in Arkansas (2), Michigan (2) 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.

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 (so far) for Rondo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rondo post office opened in 1858. The Rondo post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rondo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Polk, 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>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/