Village of Rodman

Historical Association of South Jefferson

Village of Rodman

The village of Rodman is located on Sandy Creek. Among the 1st settles here were Simeon Hunt & William Rice. Simeon Hunt kept a tavern and William Rice was the 1st to build a sawmill and gristmill about 1806. There was a tannery, a carriage works. A hotel was built by Nathan Strong about 1820. Among the 1st stores were those of Samuel Kanady and William Sill. The Rodman Post Office was established in 1816 with Nathan Strong, postmaster.

Businesses in the village of Rodman in 1866-67:

(from the Jefferson County Business Directory 1866-67)

Blacksmiths - William Burnside, Richard Maloney, Ora K. Newton

Boot & Shoe Shops - Winston D. Allport, Franklin J. McIntosh

Butcher - Simeon Clark

Carpenters - John P. Spear, Nathaniel E. Spear, Ebenezer L. Wait, Adam S. Blair,

Alfred Angel, Orvil E. Winslow, Alfred F. Wright

Carriagemaker - William Burnside

Chairmaker - Moses Haynes

Cheese box maker - A.M. Newton, Amos Smith

Cheesefactory - Hanford & Vroman

Clergymen - Rev. A.B. Dilley, Cong.; Rev. H.C. Abbott, ME

Collector of Taxes - Nelson G. Cooley

Constable - John Sheerer

Dressmakers - L. Ann Edwards, Hattie Empey

Furniture Dealers - Norman & J.M. Lyon

General Marchants - William & Charles D. Gilbert; Leander W. Cooley, John P. Billings

Gristmills - Orson M. Cooley, Amos Davis

Hardware Store - A.C. Hughs & Co. (Arnold C. Hughes & George C. Parker)

Harnessmaker - Charles D. Moffett

Hotels - William H. Soules, Samuel Brown

Insurance Agent - Leander W. Cooley

Justice of the Peace - Charles D. Moffett, George A. Gates, George L. Butterfield

Livery Stable - William Empey

Mason - Hiram A. Smith

Masonic - Rodman Lodge No. 506

Millinery - Mrs. O.M. Cooley

Physician - William Christie, Truman Tuttle

Postmaster - John P. Billings

Sawmills - William R. Hanford, Martin S. Wait, Daniel Eastman, H.P. Webb

Supervisor - Oliver C. Wyman

Tailor - Nicholas Keegan

Tannery - Hiram Herring, Amos Davis

Tinware & Stoves - A.C. Hughes & Co.

Town Clerk - Leander W. Cooley