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Welcome to Rodman ...

Rodman is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Rodman is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rodman: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Rodman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rodman - they are located in Alaska, Florida, Iowa, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rodman ...

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

  • Rock Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fort Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Tega Cay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Wyck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Lawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sharon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rodman ...

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

Adding Rodman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Rodman post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodman.

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Rodman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Rodman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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