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Welcome to Rhodelia ...

So far, we found very little information about Rhodelia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rhodelia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rhodelia, please Contact Us.

Rhodelia would have been located within present day Union County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhodelia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rhodelia is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Rhodelia was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Rhodelia (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Rhodelia was located: 865

Communities Also Named Rhodelia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rhodelia - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Rhodelia ...

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

  • Fraterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • LaFollette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
    • LaFollette has also been known as:
    • Big Creek Gap
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
  • New Tazewell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Maynardville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Crest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
  • Plainview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainview is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
  • Caryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jacksboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeview Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
  • Blaine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Rhodelia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rhodelia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rhodelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rhodelia post office opened in 1883. The Rhodelia post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhodelia.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rhodelia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rhodelia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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