Welcome to Rutland ...

Rutland is located in Sumter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rutland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

When the people of Rutland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Rutlander<3>

Rutland is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Rutland: (352)

Communities Also Named Rutland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Rutland - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rutland ...

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

• Leesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Lady Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
  • Lady Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <5>
• Fruitland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
  • Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <5>
• Inverness
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <5>
• Wildwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <5>
• Belleview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Belleview is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleview <5>
• Bushnell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <5>
• Center Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
  • Center Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Hill <5>
• Webster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <5>
• Coleman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rutland ...

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

Adding Rutland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rutland 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 Rutland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rutland post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rutland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/