Welcome to Rodden ...
Rodden is located in Halifax County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Rodden is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rodden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Rodden: 434
Communities Also Named Rodden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rodden - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rodden.
Websites for Rodden ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.halifaxchamber.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rodden, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Rodden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rodden.
- South Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gretna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookneal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
- Leda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leda
- From Rodden to Leda
- Henrys Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riceville
- From Rodden to Riceville
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 Rodden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rodden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rodden. 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 Rodden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rodden. See our Newspapers Page for Rodden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rodden ...
Looking for more information about Rodden? 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 Rodden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rodden.
Adding Rodden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rodden 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 Rodden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rodden post office opened in 1881.
We also found Rodden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodden - 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |