Rutledge Missouri Map

About Rutledge, Missouri

Rutledge is a locality in Scotland County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 160.7 people per km². Rutledge is located at 40.3136°N, 92.0882°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63563.

Rutledge unfolds across a landscape of gentle Missouri hills, where the land breathes with a quiet, earthy scent after a spring rain. It lies 44.3 miles north-west of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 306°T), and is situated 10.9 miles south-south-east of Memphis. The terrain here rolls with a soft resilience, a patchwork of cultivated fields and woodlands that stretch toward horizons often softened by a hazy, golden light. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, cast dappled shadows across winding country roads, and the air itself seems to carry a stillness, broken only by the distant hum of farm machinery or the call of a hawk circling overhead. The houses of Rutledge, often painted in hues of white or pale blue, seem to settle into the landscape, their porches offering a welcoming space to watch the slow procession of days. This patch of Missouri carries the echoes of pioneer spirit, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the perseverance of those who first settled this fertile ground. The local economy, long tied to the bounty of the land, still finds its pulse in agriculture, with corn and soybeans yielding their golden harvests under the wide, open sky. While larger industries have largely bypassed Rutledge, a sense of self-reliance and close-knit community persists, a legacy of generations who worked this soil. The nearest significant waterway, a tributary that meanders through the broader region, once offered a vital artery for commerce and travel, and its presence still lends a subtle, life-giving rhythm to the area, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between people and place.

About This Rutledge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rutledge, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.313649, -92.088234. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Rutledge and Scotland County.

Detailed location data for Rutledge includes the ZIP code (63563), telephone area code (816), county seat of Scotland County (Memphis), and school district assignment (Scotland County R-I School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rutledge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.