Rutledge is a small town at the center of Grainger County, located in rural Middle East Tennessee. Rutledge is the county seat and also the location of both the annual Grainger County Tomato Festival held at the end of July and the Battle of Bean Station Reenactment hosted at Ritter Farms in May.

The local group, (ART) Artisans of Rural Tennessee meet at the Olde Jail near the intersection of Hwys 11w & 92. ART hosts a Christmas show at the historic Nance House at this intersection in late November/early December.

Many corner churches are the thriving cultural centers of their community. In addition to their regular devotional services, local churches host picnic gatherings, gospels, and tent revivals. [Find Rutledge churches]

Located along the Tennessee Valley Technology Corridor, Rutledge, TN is also a great place to seat your business/industry. Grainger County has been in the process of infrastructure development and improvements. Grainger County Industrial Park is located between Rutledge and Bean Station on Hwy 11w. The Grainger County area portion of 11w is referred to as both Lee Highway and Rutledge Pike.

Rutledge Relocation info

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• Rentals:
  • Self-Storage:
  • Cherokee Self Storage 9324 • Lakeshore Dr. Rutledge, TN • (865) 828-6090
  • Rutledge Mini Storage • 1090 Rutledge Pike • (865) 933-7754
    
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• Lodgings:
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• Drivers License/ Division of Motor Vehicles/County Clerk:
  • East Knoxville Center Mall
    3001 North Mall Road, Suite 1291 • Knoxville, TN 37924 • (865) 215-1501
    M- F 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • College Square Mall
    2550 E. Morris Blvd. • Morristown, TN 37813 • (423) 318-1536
    Hours: M-F 10:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m., Sat 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    
    
• Voter registration:
  • Administrator of Elections • Kathy Winstead • P.O. Box 28, Rutledge, TN 37861 •
    Call to find out your correct district and voting location and
    as well as the local election schedule • (865) 828-5132
  • Tennessee Secretary of State Division of Elections
  • Map of Grainger County's Voting Districts
    
    
• Rutledge Utilities:
  • Water: City of Rutledge • (865 )828-4513
  • Power:
    • Appalachian Electric Cooperative • (865) 475-2032
      
    • Tennessee Valley Authority's Green Power Switch
  • Gas:
    • Amerigas (propane) • 423-586-7432
    • Powell-Clinch Utility (propane & natural gas) • (423) 562-2795
  • Phone & Cable:
    • Bell South • (888) 757-6500
    • Frontier • (800) 921-8101
  • TV:
    • Charter Communications • (888) 829-3018
    • TNT Satellite • ( 865) 828-4663
    • DSL: Frontier • (800) 921-8101
      
      
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• Rutledge Branch Banks:
  • (CBT)Citizens Bank and Trust of Grainger County • 8335 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5237
    
• Nearest Airports: McGhee-Tyson Airport in Knoxville | Tri-Cities Airport in Bristol
• Nearest Port: Knoxville Port of Entry Information for Travelers
• Nearest Major Port: Memphis, TN - 423 miles SouthWest
• Nearest Greyhound Bus Station
  • 100 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville • (865) 522-5144
  • 713 N Cumberland St • Morristown • (423) 586-3841
• Nearest major city (population 50,000+): Knoxville, TN - 34 miles East
• Nearest major city (population 200,000+): Lexington, KY - 192 miles North
• Distance to State Capitol: Nashville, TN - 212 miles
  
  

Hospitals/Medical Centers Near Rutledge:

• Cherokee Health System • 8655 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-4248
• Rutledge Medical Clinic • 8048 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5243
• Rutledge Rehab Group • 8731 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN • (865) 828-3638
• Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care • 165 Coffey Ln. • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5295 165
• W. Duffy Foutch, DDS • 7786 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5281
• Hyde Eyecare Associates of Rutledge • 7893 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN • (865) 828-3313
• Jefferson Memorial Hospital (approx. 15 miles)
  110 Hospital Drive • Jefferson City, TN 37760 • (865) 471-2500
• Baptist Hospital of East TN (approx. 35 miles)
  137 Blount Avenue • Knoxville, TN 37920 • (865) 632-5011
• Lakeway Regional Hospital (approx. 25 miles)
  726 Mcfarland St • Morristown, TN 37814 • (423) 522-6200
• Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System (approx. 25 miles)
  908 W 4th North St • Morristown, TN 37814 • (423) 586-4231
  

Rutledge Local  Business & Government

• The Rutledge City Council meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30pm.
  Call (865) 828-4513 for directions and to verify.
• Grainger County Chamber of Commerce • PO Box 101, Rutledge, TN 38761 • ( 865) 828-4222
• Grainger County Government

Rutledge Schools & Libraries

• Rutledge Elementary School • 470 Water Street • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5614
• Rutledge Middle School • 7480 Rutledge Pk • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5530
• Rutledge High School • 140 Pioneer Dr • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5291
• Kingswood School (private)
  P.O. Box 5000 • Bean Station, TN 37708 • (865) 767-3074
• Grainger County School Board • P.O. Box 38 • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-3611
• Grainger County Adult Education • (865) 828-5172

Rutledge Public Library
(Nolichucky Region) Phone (865) 828-4784 • Fax (865) 828-4784

Rutledge Things to Do:

• Scenic Touring: Because Rutledge Pike(Hwy 11w) is a scenic highway, Sunday Drivers and organized motorcycle rides such as the Honda Hoot and the Ride for Paws and Claws frequently trek through Blaine, Rutledge, and Bean Station, often, en route to the Smoky Mountains or Veterans' Overlook (25e). Rutledge Pike (a.k.a. The Purple Heart Trail) is also a state-designated Bike Route. Rutledge also has quilt squares along the Appalachian Quilt Trail.
  
• Last weekend of July: The Grainger County Tomato Festival
  
  
• Battle of Bean Station Reenactment at Ritter Farms just outside of Rutledge
  
  
• Cherokee Lake (boating & fishing)
  Card’Nal Cove • 1001 Lake Shore Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5300
  
  
• Hunting & Fishing: Online Permits
  
  
• See other area Things to Do:
  • Things to Do in Grainger County
  • Things to Do in Jefferson County
  • Things to Do in Claiborne County
  • Things to Do in Union County
  • Things to Do in Hamblen County
  • Things to Do in Knox County
    
    
• Tennessee's die-hard sports fans have been known to travel great distances to support their favorite sport, team, or athlete but Rutledge's UT Volunteers ("Vols") fans consider themselves lucky in that they can be at the UT campus in Knoxville in under an hour (in optimal traffic conditions). To beat the rush, many choose to arrive early in the day and "tailgate" with friends and fellow fans on game day. Although the actual game may not take place until the evening, for some fans, a UT game is no less than an all-day-affair and a great way to break bread, relax, and socialize.
  
  
  
• Nascar fans have a straight shot to Bristol Motor Speedway in under two hours.
  

Rutledge Churches

• Joppa UMC • 206 Joppa Mountain Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-4479
• Shiloh UMC •185 Shiloh Church Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-4479
• Cedar Grove UMC • 6279 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-4479
• Rutledge UMC • 7961 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-4748
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses • 930 Rutledge Pike • (865) 828-8798
• Blue Springs Baptist Church • 956 Hwy 92 • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-5615
• Buffalo Baptist Church • 8458 Indian Ridge Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-3700
• Central Point Baptist Church • 11902 Lakeshore Dr • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 688-5147
• Free Worship Baptist Church • 185 Clinton St • Rutledge TN 37861 • (865) 828-6102
• Head of Richland Baptist Church • 240 Avondale Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 767-2917
• Helton Springs Baptist Church • Rocky Branch Road • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-8933
• Iglesia Bautista Jesucristo es el Camino • 1015 Wani Village Road • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (800) 558-2032
• Mitchell Springs Baptist Church • 1469 Roach Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-4305
• Mountain View Church of Christ • 3300 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge TN 37861 • (865) 767-2169
• Narrow Valley Baptist Church • 1670 Bowen Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-3937
• New Blackwell Baptist Church • 210 Blackwell Branch Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-3396
• New Corinth Missionary Baptist Church • 2570 New Corinth Road • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 688-3461
• New Prospect Baptist Church • 6320 Lakeshore Dr • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 767-2253
• Oakland Baptist Church • 15050 Lakeshore Dr • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-4181
• Rutledge Baptist Church • 211 Church Street • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865)
• Southside Baptist Church • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 933-1396
• Sunrise Baptist Church • 208 Hammer Rd Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 828-3357
• Tampico Baptist Church • 405 Tampico Church Rd • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (865) 767-2317
• The Church at Rutledge • 1497 Rutledge Pike • Rutledge, TN 37861 • (856) 828-8200

Rutledge History

Rutledge was named in honor of General George Rutledge of Sullivan County. During the period of its early formation, county business was often conducted at Bunch's Tavern in Rutledge, built in 1797. Washburn community was briefly the county seat but the title transferred to Rutledge when its courthouse was completed in 1801. Andrew Jackson opened his first tailor shop in Rutledge and a replica of the shop was erected in the 1920s in front of the Grainger County Courthouse near the intersection of Hwy 92 and Rutledge Pike.

The Tennessee Historical Commission has erected two historical markers on the lawn of the old courthouse--one for Andrew Jackson's tailor shop and the other for Dewitt Clinton Senter.

Henderson's A.M.E.Z. Church in Rutledge is a nationally recognized historical location.

Read about Grainger County History in the Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Guide.

[Read more Grainger County History]