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Welcome to Rodney ...

Rodney is located

Rodney is located in Navarro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Rodney is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rodney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) 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, Pennsylvania, 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.

  • Mexia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <3>
  • Hubbard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wortham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Coolidge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blooming Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dawson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Angus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Angus is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Retreat
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Retreat is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Mount Calm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for Rodney was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Navarro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.