Welcome to Rodman ...

Rodman is located in Chester County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Rodman is located in the (803) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Rock Hill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <4>
• Fort Mill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <4>
• Tega Cay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tega Cay
  • Tega Cay is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tega Cay <4>
• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Great Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Van Wyck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
  • Van Wyck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wyck <4>
• Fort Lawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <4>
• Sharon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <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 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>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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