Welcome to Rhome ...The city of Rhome is located Rhome is located in Wise County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhome, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rhome has a population of 1,840 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Rhome is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Rhome lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Rhome: 940 The ZIP code for Rhome: 76078<4> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rhome had an population of 1,840 people. This is an increase of 20.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 233.94% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rhome had a population of 1,522 people. This makes Rhome the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,522 people, the population of Rhome increased 176.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 551 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rhome. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rhome. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rhome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rhome. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rhome. 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 Rhome. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhome. See our Newspapers Page for Rhome. Looking for more information about Rhome? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Rhome, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rhome. We originally found mention of Rhome 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 (so far) for Rhome was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhome.
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