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.

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Rodney would have been located within present day Waushara County<2>.

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.<3>.

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)
  • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
• Berlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
• Omro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Omro is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
• Wautoma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
• Redgranite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
• Montello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montello is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Westfield is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
• Princeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
• Green Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
• Wild Rose
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
  • 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 (so far) for Rodney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rodney post office opened in 1891. The Rodney post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rodney.