Rodney, Ontario
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Rodney is a community in the municipality of West Elgin in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
Located in Aldborough Township, Rodney was originally named Stewart's Mills after the owner of the first sawmill in the community. From 1840 to 1865, it was called Centreville due to its central location in what was then Aldborough Township. In 1865, the community was renamed Rodney after British naval officer George Brydges Rodney. The centre of the village was relocated 3 kilometres to the north when the Canada Southern Railway was built in the area in 1872.
Rodney was incorporated as a Village in 1907 and amalgamated with Aldborough Township in 1994. In 1998, Aldborough itself amalgamated with West Lorne to form West Elgin.
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