Welcome to Rado ...

So far, we found very little information about Rado. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rado to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rado, please Contact Us.

Rado would have been located within present day Noble County<2>.

The location of Rado has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rado is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rado was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Rado still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities near Rado ...

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

• Marietta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Woodsfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsfield
  • Woodsfield is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsfield <5>
• Caldwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <5>
• Beverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
• Lowell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Quaker City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <5>
• Senecaville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <5>
• Pleasant City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <5>
• Cumberland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Summerfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people

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

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

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

Adding Rado to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rado post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/