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Welcome to Rutledge Heights ...

Rutledge Heights is located in Madison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rutledge Heights: Rutledge Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rutledge Heights is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rutledge Heights: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Rutledge Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Rutledge Heights: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

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

Communities near Rutledge Heights ...

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

  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ardmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Triana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Gurley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Paint Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Mooresville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chelsea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chelsea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Monrovia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Monrovia is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia

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 Rutledge Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rutledge Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rutledge Heights. 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 Rutledge Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rutledge Heights ...

Looking for more information about Rutledge Heights? 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 Rutledge Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rutledge Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rutledge Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Rutledge Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Rutledge Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.