Abandoned Record
About Rutherford
Rutherford is an unincorporated community within Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office has been closed.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rutherford, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Rutherford is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Rutherford
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1907 Harrisville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1924 Harrisville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1926 Harrisville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Clarksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Clarksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Clarksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Cairo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Parkersburg sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Clarksburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Rutherford
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our West Virginia index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Rutherford": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Rutherford, West Virginia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q55632137.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).