Rodney
Rodney, on Pin Oak Creek just off Farm Road 638 and eight miles from Dawson in Navarro County, was settled in 1834 by Joshua Graham. The land was a bounty grant given to Graham for having fought in the Texas Revolution. In 1884 a post office and a store opened there, and the post office operated in the Payne home until 1904. A school was founded at the Patterson farm. During the mid-1930s the town had a church, two businesses, and a number of scattered dwellings. It had one store and a population of thirty-five in 1945. Rodney was a dispersed rural community in 1990. In 2000 the population was fifteen.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Carol M. Rushing | © Texas State Historical Association
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Associated Names
- [-Calm]
- (Burney's Bridge)
- (Payne)
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- 31.82182860
- Longitude
- -96.61165330
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| Pop. | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2009 | Local Officials |