BlockRutledge, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rutledge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30663. The Survey maps it on the Rutledge North quadrangle. 871 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 712 feet above sea level.
On record in Rutledge
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Hard Labor Creek State Parklisted 2013- Rutledge Historic Districtlisted 2003
Population over time
2 figuresRutledge grew from 781 to 871 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 781 | |
| 2020 | 871 | +90 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rutledge North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Photographs
1 photograph, 1939Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Rutledge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 537 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2007 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MORGAN-004 |
| 13 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-MORGAN-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rutledge: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Parker Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
18 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rutledge in 18 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | 1 hurt, $40,000 | The Morgan County Emergency Manager and 911 Center reported that a chicken house collapsed on Fairplay Road. Four trees were blown down in the Rutledge area, and another fell across Monticello Highway near Little Indian Creek. A motorist drove into the tree and was injured. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $250,000 | The Morgan County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm winds had caused extensive damage throughout the county. A storm spotter reported that anywhere from 60 to 80 trees were down across the county. At least five homes in the Madison area were damaged as a result of downed trees. A family was trapped in one of these damaged homes, but was removed safely and without injury. In addition, the roof was blown off a home in Buckhead. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Rutledge | $250,000 | The Morgan County Emergency Management Director reported flash flooding along Little Sandy Creek at Georgia Highway 83 and U.S. Highway 441, north of Madison. The Georgia Highway 83 bridge was washed out. U.S. Highway 441 was not damaged, but the road was closed for several hours as water was flowing over the road at the bridge. Flash flooding was also reported along Hunnicut Creek in southern Morgan county as well. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Rutledge | $100,000 | The public observed golf ball-sized hail about two miles south of Rutledge. However, a large swath of half-dollar-sized hail was observed by the public across the central part of Morgan county from Rutledge in the west to Buckhead in the east. Half-dollar-sized hail also fell in the Lake Oconee area in the southern part of the county. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $50,000 | The Morgan County Emergency Management Director reported that up to 15 trees were down across the county. Trees were down in Rutledge, Madison, High Shoals, and Buckhead. The Buckhead community suffered the most damage where one tree was down on a home and another was down on a vehicle. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $20,000 | The Morgan County 911 Center reported trees and power lines blown down along Atlanta Highway, Beaver Dam Road, Briar Creek Road and Greensboro Highway. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $20,000 | The Morgan County Emergency Management Director reported that a number of trees and power lines were down across the county, especially the northern part. In addition, a tin roof was blown off a porch near Madison. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $12,000 | The Morgan County 911 Center reported trees blown down across the county. The most concentrated area of damage was in the Rutledge area. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Rutledge | $10,000 | A storm spotter reported extensive flooding of roads in the Rutledge area. Water, six inches or greater in depth, was flowing across roads in the area as well as across the yards of several homes. In Bostwick, a number of roads were flooded and impassable with water flowing across the roads. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Rutledge | $5,000 | The Morgan County Emergency Management Director reported that considerable flooding continued across the county much of the night following earlier flash flooding. Several roads, especially in the southern part of the county, remained under water and closed, particularly U.S. Highway 441 and Georgia Highway 83. Several creeks and streams in the central and southern part of the county were out of their banks. Minor additional road damage was observed during this period. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Rutledge | $5,000 | The Morgan county 911 center reported that several businesses were flooded. Several roads in the area were also flooded. High water on Interstate-20 near Centennial may have caused an accident involving a car which hydroplaned and flipped over. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $5,000 | The Morgan county 911 center reported that numerous trees were down across the south part of the county between Rutledge, Pennington, and Godfrey. At least 20 trees were reported to have been blown down in the Rutledge vicinity alone. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $3,000 | Several trees and powerlines down around city of rutledge per ema. approximately 1600 without power per walton emc and ga power. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $2,000 | The Morgan County 911 center reported a tree down along Lake Rutledge Road, just north of Rutledge. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $1,000 | The Morgan County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down throughout the county. Power outages were noted in four different parts of the county. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $500 | The Morgan county 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down near the Golden Pantry. Pea-sized hail was also reported. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Rutledge | - | The public observed penny-sized hail near Rutledge. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Rutledge | - | The public observed penny-sized hail. Radar data suggests that this occurred in the northwest part of the county near Rutledge, not near Madison, where little to no radar returns were indicated. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Dorsey | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Dickson | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Fairplay | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Brownwood | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Sandy Creek | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Reese | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Malcolms Store | 6.2 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rutledge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2162304 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 322022. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.