Welcome to Rodney ...
So far, we found very little information about Rodney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rodney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rodney, please Contact Us.
Rodney would have been located within present day Waushara County<2>.
The location of Rodney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rodney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rodney is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Rodney was located is 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, Texas and Virginia.
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.
- Ripon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Omro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Wautoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Redgranite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Montello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Green Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Wild Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
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.
Adding Rodney to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rodney 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 for Rodney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rodney post office opened in 1891.
We also found Rodney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodney.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Rodney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waushara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rodney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |