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Rutherford Tennessee Map

Explore Rutherford, Tennessee, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Rutherford, Tennessee

How to Use This Rutherford, Tennessee Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rutherford, Tennessee. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Tennessee or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rutherford.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Rutherford
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Gibson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.127567
Longitude	-88.985899
Population	1,163
Density	195.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	38369
Area Code	901
County Seat	Trenton
School District	Gibson County School District

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About Rutherford, Tennessee

Rutherford is a locality in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,163. The population density is 195.0 people per km². Rutherford is located at 36.1276°N, 88.9859°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rutherford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38369.

Rutherford stretches across a wide, level expanse where the horizon feels vast and unburdened by the shadow of Hickory Ridge, which stands thirty-two miles away as a distant, jagged memory. It lies 12.2 miles south-southeast of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 165°T), and is situated 4.2 miles north of Dyer. The landscape is defined by the steady, slow-moving pulse of the Rutherford Fork Obion River, a waterway that cuts through the flat terrain just one mile from the center of the grid. During the humid peak of summer, the air holds a heavy, golden stillness that seems to suspend the grain fields in amber light, while the low-lying terrain toward the west dips into the damp, shadowed depressions of Buzzard Roost Bottom. Residents often gather near the Rutherford Community Center, a local hub that offers a modest patch of green space against the wide, open sky of the plains.

Agriculture provides the steady, seasonal rhythm for Rutherford, with the surrounding fields dictating the cycles of work and rest for those who have lived here for generations. The economy remains tethered to the soil, reflecting a history of hard-won harvests and the quiet persistence of rural trade that flows alongside the nearby Rutherford Fork Obion River. While the town remains far removed from the bustle of larger urban centers, the occasional traveler might find a reflective quietude near the waters of Possum Pond, located eight miles out, where the silence is broken only by the movement of local wildlife. Life here is measured by the color of the stalks in the field and the subtle shifting of the light as it recedes across the flat, fertile earth at the end of a long day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rutherford Community Center (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 338° N
Dyer City Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 184° S
Maness Swamp Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 045° NE
Obion River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 019° N
Big Cypress Tree (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 050° NE
Trenton Teapot Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 166° S
Gibson County State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.7 mi, 149° SE
Martin Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 14.3 mi, 031° NE
The Angry Axe (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 022° N
"friends" Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 025° NE
Handprint Horse (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 135° SE
Bobby Ross Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 135° SE
The Fear Factory (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 349° N
Confederate Statue (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 168° S
Reelfoot (State Park) — 22.7 mi, 330° NW
Dyer County Historical Society (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 254° W
Korean Conflict Memorial (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 254° W
Burgess Chapel School (Historic Ruins) — 25.3 mi, 258° W
Red Devil Stadium (Stadium) — 25.9 mi, 010° N
Bouldin Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.1 mi, 088° E
Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 27.1 mi, 297° NW
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.8 mi, 322° NW · 16k acres
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.9 mi, 246° SW · 43k acres
Caboose (Attraction) — 31.8 mi, 303° NW
Art in the Village (Gallery) — 33.1 mi, 167° S
WTPR Fish (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 072° E
Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 45.0 mi, 262° W
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 56.8 mi, 067° NE · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 56.8 mi, 067° NE · 171k acres
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 59.8 mi, 352° N

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