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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

Area Codes for Rodney: 740 & 220<4>

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.

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 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.<5> 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 <6>
  • Gallipolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<5> 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 <6>
  • Pomeroy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<5> 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 <6>
  • Mason
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
  • Rio Grande
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<5> 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
  • Henderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <6>

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.<8>

X2X - 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Gallia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Rodney. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Rodney area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Rodney area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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