Welcome to Rodney ...

Rodney is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Rodney is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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, Ohio, Ontario, 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.

• Greensburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Jeannette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• Connellsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Scottdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Irwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <4>
• Manor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Youngwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <4>
• Delmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <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 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.<5>

From that list, the Rodney post office opened in 1901.

We also found Rodney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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 Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/