Welcome to Rodney ...

Rodney is located in Gallia County<1>.

The pronunciation of Rodney: RAHD-nee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Rodney is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Rodney: (740)

Websites for Rodney ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rodney, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rodney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Rodney - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rodney ...

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

• Point Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Gallipolis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Middleport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <5>
• Pomeroy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• Oak Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Rio Grande
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <5>
• Hartford City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
• Rutland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <5>
• Crown City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
  • Crown City is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 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 Rodney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rodney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rodney ...

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

Adding Rodney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rodney post office opened in 1839.

We also found Rodney in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

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