Rutledge, Tennessee

About Rutledge

Rutledge is a small town in northeastern Tennessee, home to 1,348 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Rutledge is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 5.53 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 244 residents per square mile.

📰 Rutledge News Today

• Tennessee Valley Fair 'excited' about potential new Rutledge Pike home Knoxville News Sentinel · Aug 18
• Nine evacuated amid flash flooding near Rutledge WATE 6 On Your Side · Jul 22
• Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Rutledge, Tennessee Knox TN Today · May 29
• Debra Deanna McCann Obituary | Smith Reagan Funeral Home | Rutledge, TN Tribute Archive · Aug 14
• Abby Dawn Eggers Kincer Obituary Feb 21, 2026 Farrar Funeral Home · Feb 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Rutledge Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Rutledge — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Tennessee — one of 504 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Rutledge

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Rutledge

• Down Home Restaurant — southern

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Grainger County Historical Archives · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rutledge

• Buffalo School Park reviews ★
• Buffalo Springs State Game Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Friendship Park reviews ★
• Grainger County Park reviews ★
• Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rutledge City Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Rutledge

• Grainger Academy
• Grainger Co Adult High
• Grainger High School
• Joppa Elementary
• Rutledge Elementary School
• Rutledge Middle School
• Rutledge Primary
• Washburn School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Rutledge

🏘️ Nearby Communities