Rhodes

History

Rhodes was laid out in 1856, and it was incorporated in 1883. Postal service was originally established in the Marshall County town of Rhodes in 1860, at which time it was known as Edenville. The name of Rhodes was officially implemented on August 3, 1883, which was the name of the family that donated the land where the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul (Milwaukee Road) Railroad Depot was originally located. Part of Rhodes still remains the “Edenville Township”. The cemetery just outside of town is named Edenville cemetery.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,163
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  943
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  936
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  826
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  729
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  673
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  661
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  626

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-06-25
  10 km WNW of Marysville, Iowa
• M 3 — 2025-06-25
  5 km S of Knoxville, Iowa
• M 3.3 — 2025-06-25
  8 km SE of Knoxville, Iowa