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Welcome to Rutherford ...

Rutherford is located in Independence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutherford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Rutherford is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, 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.

  • Batesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Southside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Southside is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Cave City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Tuckerman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Diaz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Newark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Newark is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Cushman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cushman is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Pleasant Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Oil Trough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 (so far) for Rutherford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rutherford post office opened in 1905. The Rutherford post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rutherford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rutherford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/