Welcome to Rudolph ...

Rudolph is located in Wood County<1>.

The location of Rudolph has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rudolph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Rudolph is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Rudolph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rudolph - they are located in South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rudolph ...

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

• Findlay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <4>
• Bowling Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Perrysburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <4>
• Maumee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <4>
• Fostoria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <4>
• Waterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Whitehouse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
• North Baltimore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <4>
• Gibsonburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <4>
• Woodville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rudolph ...

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

Adding Rudolph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rudolph 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 Rudolph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rudolph post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rudolph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

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