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Welcome to Rodna ...

Rodna is located in Spokane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Rodna is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rodna lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rodna: 509

Communities near Rodna ...

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

  • Cheney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Medical Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Saint John
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sprague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Malden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tyler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tyler is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Pine City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine City is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Edwall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Juno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Juno is located in Whitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rodna ...

Looking for more information about Rodna? 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 Rodna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rodna.

Adding Rodna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rodna 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 Rodna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rodna post office opened in 1912. The Rodna post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Spokane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodna - 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>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/