Rodney is a former city in Jefferson County in southwest Mississippi,
approximately 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Natchez. Rodney was founded in 1828,
and in the 19th century,it was only three votes away from becoming the capital
of the Mississippi Territory. Its population declined to nearly zero after the\
Mississippi River changed course. Today a small number of inhabitants remain,
but the area is considered a ghost town.