Welcome to Rutherford ...

Rutherford is located in Dauphin County<1>.

The location of Rutherford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutherford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rutherford is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rutherford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rutherford lies within the (717) 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, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ontario, 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.

• Harrisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Middletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Mount Joy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• Camp Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Palmyra
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• New Cumberland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Steelton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
  • Steelton is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rutherford ...

Looking for more information about Rutherford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rutherford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rutherford.

Adding Rutherford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rutherford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rutherford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rutherford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rutherford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rutherford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/