Welcome to Rutherford ...

Rutherford is located in Napa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutherford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Rutherford is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rutherford lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rutherford lies within the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Rutherford: 94573<3>

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, 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.

• Santa Rosa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <4>
• Napa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
  • Napa is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
• Petaluma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <4>
• Rohnert Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <4>
• Sonoma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
  • Sonoma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonoma <4>
• Cotati
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotati
  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <4>
• Saint Helena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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  • Saint Helena is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <4>
• Calistoga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga
  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <4>
• Yountville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountville
  • Yountville is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yountville <4>
• Deer Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Napa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rutherford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<5>

From that list, the Rutherford post office opened in 1871.

We also found Rutherford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Napa County: www.co.napa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/