Welcome to Rutland ...
So far, we found very little information about Rutland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rutland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Rutland - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Rutland, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Rutland , we believe that it would have been located within present day Dawes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
When the people of Rutland referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Rutlander<3>
Time Zone: The area where Rutland was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Rutland still existed, it would have been in the (308) area code.
Communities Also Named Rutland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Rutland - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rutland.
Adding Rutland to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Rutland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Rutland post office opened in 1891.
We also found Rutland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rutland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dawes County: www.co.dawes.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rutland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Dawes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Rutland refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Rutland may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |