Welcome to Rutherford ...

So far, we found very little information about Rutherford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rutherford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rutherford, please Contact Us.

Rutherford would have been located within present day Oconee County<2>.

The location of Rutherford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutherford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rutherford is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rutherford was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Rutherford still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.

Communities Also Named Rutherford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Rutherford - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rutherford.

Communities near Rutherford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rutherford.

• Athens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Chamberlin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
• Cleveland Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
  • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
• Watkinsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
  • Watkinsville is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkinsville <5>
• Statham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statham
  • Statham is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statham <5>
• Nicholson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <5>
• Comer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <5>
• Spartan Lane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartan Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
  • Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
• Winterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rutherford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rutherford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rutherford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rutherford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rutherford. See our Newspapers Page for Rutherford.

Adding Rutherford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rutherford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rutherford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rutherford post office opened in 1895.

We also found Rutherford on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rutherford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeecounty.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/