| OFFICE | CONTACT | PHONE | ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Clerk | KRISTIN A. BENNER | (B)232-2522, (H)232-2475 | Main St; PO Box 523, Rodman 13682 |
| Town Historian | REBECCA STONE | (H)232-2486 | 21355 Co Rd 69, Rodman 13682 |
The Town of Rodman is one of the six southern towns, with the Towns of Worth and Lorraine on its south, Adams, the mother town, to the west, and the Town of Watertown on its north. Rodman borders Lewis County on the east. Rodman, first called Harrison from an early proprietor, was formed from Adams 24 March 1804, Adams having been created from Mexico two years earlier.
Settlements in Rodman at one time included Rodman village, Unionville, also called Zoar, and Whitesville, all located from west to east along Sandy Creek. Lesser centers were Whitford's Corners, alternatively known as West Rodman or Toad Hollow, and Tremaine Corners.
From the 1864 Jefferson County Atlas: a summary of statistics for Rodman
ACRES OF LAND
Improved 15,749
Unimproved 6,848
VALUATION
Real Estate 522,530
Personal Property 138,950
Total 661,480
POPULATION
Males 960
Females 958
Number of Dwellings 340
Number of Families 380
Freeholders 319
SCHOOLS
Number of Districts 13
Children Taught 584
LIVE STOCK
Horses 540
Working Oxen and Calves 1,200
Cows 2,149
Sheep 2,830
Swine 896
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Bushels of Grain
Winter 2,018
Spring 68,289
Tons of Hay 3,972
Bushels of Potatoes 11,964
Bushels of Apples 12,716
Dairy Products
Pounds of Butter 181,235
Pounds of Cheese 121,325
YARDS OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE 2,179
Names of the Early Settlers |
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| ADAMS, John
BABBITT, AMARIAH BALCH, Abigail BARKER, LEONARD BARTON, Alfeus BINGHAM, Augustus BLACKSTONE, EBENEZER BLANCHARD, ROSWELL BOOTH, PHILO BRAINERD, ANSEL BROWN, James Wilder BUCK, ALVIN BUELL, ZIBA BURR, JOHN BURTON, JOHN BUTTERFIELD, JOHN CASE, THADDEUS CLIFFORD, CALVIN COLE, ABEL COOK, STEPHEN COOLEY, Asa COOLEY, David COOLEY, John COOLEY, Stephen COREY, DAVID CRANDALL, William P. CROOK, NATHANIEL CUMMINGS, ALANSON DANA, JOSEPH DAVIS, JONATHAN DODGE, WILLIAM DYE, RICHARD EASTMAN, D. EASTMAN, LUTHER EASTMAN, STODDARD EDWARDS, ARIEL EDWARDS, BENONI ELMER, John FARWELL, LEONARD FASSETT, JOHN FIELD, DANIEL FLINT, WILLIAM A. FULLER, DANIEL GLASS, JOHN |
GLASS,
Marinda GLEASON, BAZABEL GREENLY, Timothy HACKETT, JOHN HARRINGTON, NATHANIEL HARRINGTON, THOMAS HEATH, JACOB HILL, ASA HUNT, SIMEON INGALLS, Lotus KELLOGG, ABIJAH KELLOGG, GREN KELSEY, SAMUEL KING, TITUS KING, TITUS LARKIN, Covil LARKIN, Erastus LARKIN, Stephen LAWRENCE, LYMAN LOOMIS, AARON LOOMIS, JAMES LOVELAND, ABEL McKEE, Jerushia MOODY, AARON MOODY, ANSON MOODY, EBENEZER MURRAY, ENOCH NICHOLS, ALPHEUS NICHOLS, JOSEPH NICHOLS, NATHANIEL NICHOLS, SAMUEL PAGE, Zilla PALMETER/PARMETER, CHARLES PECK, JOHN POST, ISAIAH PRATT, JOSEPH PRIEST, JOB PRIEST, JOSEPH PRIEST, SOLOMON RALPH, JAMES REED, John RHODES, BELOVED RICE, William RUSSELL, ELIAH RUSSELL, RETURN SILL, WILLIAM |
SMITH, JESSE SMITH, REUBEN STONE, ARNOLD STONE, CYRUS H. STOW, Silas STRONG, NATHAN SWIFT, HEMAN TAYLOR, David (will) THOMAS, BENJAMIN THOMAS, GEORGE TINNEY, JOSHUA TODD, DANIEL TODD, DANIEL Jr TODD, DAVID TODD, ENOCH L. TOWNSEND, HORACE TRACY, WINSLOW G. TREMAIN, NATHANIEL TREMAIN, REUBEN UNDERWOOD, TIMOTHY VAUGHN, JOHN WAGONER, HARRY WALSWORTH, ZACHARIAH WARREN, BERNARD WASHBURN, JACOB WASHBURN, MOSES WASHBURN, MOSES WASHBURN, ROGER WHITE, THOMAS WHITMAN, NATHAN WHITMAN, NATHAN WINSLOW, WILLARD WITTER, Tacy WOODWARD, Caleb WOODWORTH, LUTHER WOOLWORTH, AVERY WOOLWORTH, Frank W. WRIGHT, JAMES WRIGHT, JESSE WYMAN, JONATHAN YANDES, PETER |
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