Welcome to Rugby ...

Rugby is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rugby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Rugby is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Rugby is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Rugby: (423)

Communities Also Named Rugby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Rugby: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Shelby County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 14 communities that are also named Rugby - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Rugby ...

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

• Gernt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gernt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
  • Gernt is located in Fentress County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
• Armathwaite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
  • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
• Oneida
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Jamestown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Fentress County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Huntsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Grimsley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley
  • Grimsley is located in Fentress County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimsley <4>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Wartburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
  • Wartburg is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartburg <4>
• Helenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenwood
  • Helenwood is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helenwood <4>
• Allardt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
  • Allardt is located in Fentress County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <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 Rugby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rugby.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rugby. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rugby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rugby ...

Looking for more information about Rugby? 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 Rugby, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rugby.

Adding Rugby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rugby 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 Rugby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rugby post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rugby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/