Summary for Rhoney

Although we found mention of Rhoney during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

About Rhoney (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Catawba County (see below)

Time Zone: Rhoney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (704), (980)<2>

Elevation: 950 feet [289.56 m] above sea level<3>

Websites for Rhoney

Chamber of Commerce: www.catawbachamber.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Rhoney:

Lat: 35.625700° (or 35°37'32" N)

Lon: -81.332600° (or -81°19'57" W)

USGS Topo Map: Hickory<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Rhoney

GNIS ID: 1022239

FIPS State / Place Code: 37 / 56265

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rhoney)

About Catawba County

The community of Newton is the County Seat for Catawba County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Catawba)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	159,363 (3.24% increase since 2010)
2010	154,358 (8.94% increase since 2000)
2000:	141,685

Total Area:<7> 413.4 sq. miles [1,070.7 km²] - of which 3.55% is water (14.69 sq. miles [38.1 km²])

Housing Units: <8> 67,886

Official Website: www.co.catawba.nc.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Catawba

GNIS ID: 1008543

FIPS State / County Code: 37 / 035

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rhoney)

About North Carolina

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,501,384 (10.13% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,535,483 (18.46% increase since 2000)
2000:	8,049,313

Websites for State of North Carolina

Official Website: https://www.nc.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnc.com/

Parks: https://www.ncparks.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.ncwildlife.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Carolina

GNIS ID: 1027616

FIPS State: 37

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rhoney)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Catawba County: www.co.catawba.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Rhoney and then turned west". While Rhoney could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Rhoney as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. 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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller 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 Rhoney 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. Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another North Carolina community named Rhoney.
<2>	Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rhoney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Rhoney, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Rhoney.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rhoney. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).