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History · Rutland

Rutland’s post office opened in 1813, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1907 on, and the census since 1880.

1813first post office
0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Quick answers

How Rutland began

When was Rutland founded?

1813

The Rutland post office opened in 1813, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 139 in 18802020 census: 427213 years
Founding year: the first Rutland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Rutland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 687 in 1960; 427 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1975. Watch Rutland change.Old housesHalf of Rutland’s homes were built before 1954.
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Start Rutland’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rutland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Rutland, census by census

010020030040050060070018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 687

Peaked at 687 in 1960; 427 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Rutland’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Rutland on the map, 1907 to 1975

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Rutland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Rutland on the 1907 USGS mapRutland on the 1960 USGS mapRutland on the 1975 USGS map1907Pomeroy sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Rutland.

The story so far

Rutland, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rutland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Its first post office opened in 1813. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 393 to 427 (+9%).

Timeline

Rutland, 1813 to 1960

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1813Post officeThe Rutland post office opens
  3. 1823In the archiveBrewster Higley VI
  4. 1827Born hereWilliam P. Halliday is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1907On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1960CensusPopulation peaks at 687
By decade

Rutland, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1820s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1820s1 item
Brewster Higley VI1823Brewster Higley VIDocument
Today5 recent
Rutland Church of the Nazarene2018Rutland Church of the NazareneRutland Church of Christ2018Rutland Church of ChristBirchfield Funeral Home2018Birchfield Funeral HomeMap of Meigs County Ohio Highlighting Rutland Village2015Map of Meigs County Ohio Highlighting Rutland VillageMapOHMap-doton-Rutland2004OHMap-doton-Rutland

Questions about Rutland’s history

What year was Rutland founded?

The Rutland post office opened in 1813, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.