Welcome to Rutherford ...

Rutherford is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutherford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Rutherford is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rutherford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Rutherford (for example, toward Ida Vesper (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Rutherford: 334

Communities Also Named Rutherford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Rutherford - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, 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.

• Hurtsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hurtsboro
  • From Rutherford to Hurtsboro
• Midway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Rutherford to Midway
• Hatchechubbee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
  • Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hatchechubbee
  • From Rutherford to Hatchechubbee
• Spring Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
• Pittsview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview
  • Pittsview is located in Russell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsview <4>
• Glenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Russell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glenville
  • From Rutherford to Glenville
• Comer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Barbour County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Comer
  • From Rutherford to Comer
• Hawkinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hawkinsville
  • From Rutherford to Hawkinsville
• Seale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Seale is located in Russell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seale <4>
• Cottonton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
  • Cottonton is located in Russell County

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Rutherford post office opened in 1892.

We also found Rutherford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (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 Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/