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AIRPORTS of RUTHERFORD COUNTY
| Murfreesboro
Municipal Longest Runway: 3,900 Ft Runway Lights: Yes Radio Communications: Unicom |
Puckett Field Longest Runway: 2,200 Ft Runway Lights: No Radio Communications: CTAF |
| Smyrna Rutherford County
Airport 5500 & 8000 Foot Runways Runway Lights: Yes Radio Communications: Tower Established by Army Air Corps as training Facility 1940 Base decommissioned 1970 Operation Desert Storm weapons on display |
ATTRACTIONS of of RUTHERFORD
COUNTY
| Stones River | Discovered by Uriah Stone in 1700's
Construction began on dam 1963 J Percy Priest Lake completed 1968 Lake 42 miles long with 213 miles of shoreline Average water depth 28.7 feet |
BOAT DOCKS & RAMPS of RUTHERFORD COUNTY
| Stewart Creek FACILITIES Boat Ramp |
Fate Sanders Marina
FACILITIES Boat Dock Boat Ramp Cabins Restaurant Picnic Areas |
Jefferson Springs
FACILITIES Boat Ramp Picnic Areas |
West Fork FACILITIES Boat Ramp |
| East Fork FACILITIES Boat Ramp Picnic Areas Trails |
Nice's Mill
FACILITIES Trails |
Gregory Mill FACILITIES Picnic Areas |
Four Corners Marina
FACILITIES Boat Ramp Boat Dock Restaurant |
| Hurricane Creek FACILITIES Boat Ramp |
Poole Knobs FACILITIES Boat Ramp Bath House RV Hook-ups Picnic Areas Swimming Areas Trails |
HIGHER EDUCATION of RUTHERFORD COUNTY
| Middle Tennessee State University | E Main St Senior College-4 year Founded 1911 Named State Teachers College 1925 Became State College 1943 Graduate school added 1951 Became a university 1965 Murphy Center seats 12,000 for sporting events & concerts A unit of the Board of Regents Universities |
| Murfreesboro Vocational-Technical School | 1303 Old Fort Parkway, Murfreesboro |
| University Of Memphis Regional Office | 814 S Church St, Murfreesboro |
GOLF in RUTHERFORD COUNTY
| Indian Hills Golf 405 Calumet Trace |
Veterans Host Golf Lebanon Rd |
Old Fort Golf 1028 Old Fort Pkwy |
HIGHWAYS of RUTHERFORD COUNTY
| U S Highways I-24, 41, 70, 231 |
State Highways 1, 2, 10, 96, 99, 102, 266, 268 |
HISTORY of RUTHERFORD COUNTY
| County Formed 1803 Organized January 3, 1804 Murfreesboro is county seat |
PEOPLE of RUTHERFORD
COUNTY
| Major General Griffith Rutherford | County named for Major General Griffith
Rutherford Born 1721 Served in the Revolutionary War North Carolina legislator Appointed by President Washington to Legislature of Southwest Territory Died 1805 |
POST OFFICES of RUTHERFORD
COUNTY
| Abbott's Mill | Opened: January 26, 1830 | Closed: December 29, 1845 |
| Alamville | Opened: March 27, 1879 | Closed: September 14, 1905 |
| Banton's Ferry | Opened: December 1, 1833 | Closed: December 4, 1840 |
| Barefield | Opened: October 24, 1891 | Closed: June 30, 1902 |
| Beverly | Opened: February 9, 1874 | Closed: January 29, 1878 |
| Blackman | Opened: June 16, 1895 | Closed: May 31, 1904 |
| Bloomfield | Opened: July 20, 1854 | Closed: January 9, 1855 |
| Broadton | Opened: April 3, 1884 | Closed: January 23, 1885 |
| Brooksville | Opened: May 6, 1898 | Closed: December 10, 1898 |
| Buchanansville | Opened: January 26, 1837 | Closed: March 1, 1842 |
| Leanne | Opened: March 21, 1901 | Closed: May 14, 1904 |
| Link | Opened: April 15, 1890 | Closed: December 31, 1905 |
| Lofton | Opened: January 31, 1894 | Closed: October 31, 1904 |
| Lowe | Opened: May 3, 1886 | Closed: July 9, 1890 |
| Opened: February 20, 1891 | Closed: February 28, 1906 |
| Mabry | Opened: July 11, 1894 | Closed: April 29, 1895 |
| Mayella | Opened: July 6, 1888 | Closed: March 15, 1904 |
| Mechanicsville | Opened: April 4, 1834 | Closed: July 17, 1839 |
| Opened: June 22, 1841 | Closed: November 17, 1843 |
| Middleton | Opened: July 27, 1832 | Closed: July 24, 1837 |
| Opened: August 20, 1853 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: May 9, 1870 | Closed: November 11, 1870 |
| Midland | Opened: February 3, 1886 | Closed: June 15, 1907 |
| Millersburg | Opened: October 11, 1894 | Closed: June 15, 1900 |
| Millersburgh | Opened: December 13, 1836 | Closed: December 7, 1855 |
| Opened: April 15, 1879 | Closed: October 11, 1894 |
| Milton | Opened: July 3, 1824 | Closed: November 21, 1867 |
| Opened: May 7, 1868 | Closed: Operating |
| Mona | Opened: March 18, 1896 | Closed: February 14, 1903 |
| Murfreesboro | Opened: August 6, 1813 | Closed: July 30, 1862 |
| Opened: December 10, 1862 | Closed: Operating |
| McLean's Mill | Opened: March 22, 1824 | Closed: July 27, 1832 |
| Overall | Opened: February 10, 1880 | Closed: November 30, 1953 |
| Patterson's | Opened: April 17, 1888 | Closed: September 30, 1905 |
| Peru | Opened: June 1, 1896 | Closed: February 14, 1903 |
| Pinkard | Opened: October 14, 1887 | Closed: November 24, 1893 |
| Pittstown | Opened: June 25, 1900 | Closed: March 31, 1902 |
| Rosey's Store | Opened: March 25, 1854 | Closed: July 11, 1854 |
| Puckett | Opened: January 18, 1894 | Closed: January 15, 1906 |
| Readyville | Opened: March 16, 1811 | Closed: January 26, 1886 |
| Rockvale | Opened: August 22, 1879 | Closed: Operating |
| Rocky Fort | Opened: February 11, 1878 | Closed: July 29, 1879 |
| Opened: January 2, 1884 | Closed: August 15, 1908 |
| Rucker | Opened: July 3, 1882 | Closed: December 31, 1944 |
| Rushing | Opened: February 7, 1896 | Closed: January 23, 1880 |
| Salem Cross Roads | Opened: February 17, 1839 | Closed: October 28, 1840 |
| Shabersville | Opened: January 10, 1866 | Closed: December 20, 1866 |
| Sharpville | Opened: February 2, 1889 | Closed: December 31, 1904 |
| Shortcreek | Opened: December 29, 1889 | Closed: February 28, 1903 |
| Shorts | Opened: May 5, 1890 | Closed: April 9, 1891 |
| Smyrna | Opened: September 30, 1851 | Closed: December 22, 1851 |
| Opened: September 20, 1852 | Closed: Operating |
| Snell | Opened: June 7, 1886 | Closed: October 14, 1905 |
| Stewartsboro | Opened: July 1, 1836 | Closed: September 30, 1907 |
| Opened: December 22, 1851 | Closed: October 19, 1852 |
| Stokley | Opened: June 3, 1830 | Closed: December 13, 1836 |
| Swanvale | Opened: April 14, 1891 | Closed: January 6, 1892 |
| Utopia | Opened: August 16, 1890 | Closed: October 1, 1892 |
| Vaughn Valley | Opened: February 26, 1846 | Closed: May 11, 1853 |
| Versallies | Opened: April 27, 1840 | Closed: September 15, 1906 |
| Walter Hill | Opened: February 1, 1860 | Closed: June 20, 1867 |
| Opened: August 2, 1867 | Closed: December 1, 1875 |
| Opened: September 12, 1876 | Closed: August 14, 1895 |
| Walterhill | Opened: August 14, 1895 | Closed: October 31, 1967 |
| Wayside | Opened: January 2, 1880 | Closed: August 31, 1903 |
| Wilkinson's Cross Roads | Opened: January 19, 1833 | Closed: February 22, 1840 |
| Windrow | Opened: September 10, 1901 | Closed: June 15, 1907 |
HOSPITALS of RUTHERFORD COUNTY
| HCA Smyrna Medical Center 400 Enon Springs Rd Smyrna 6 bed outpatient facility |
Middle Tennessee Medical
Center 400 N Highland Av Murfreesboro |
| Murfreesboro Medical Clinic
1004 N Highland Av Murfreesboro |
Alvin York Veterans
Hospital 3400 Lebanon Rd Murfreesboro |
STATISTICS for RUTHERFORD COUNTY
| SIZE of RUTHERFORD COUNTY |
| Square Miles | 612 |
| Miles of City Streets | 210.71 |
| Miles of County Road | 816.05 |
| POPULATION of RUTHERFORD COUNTY |
| 1990 | 123,061 |
| TEMPERATURE of RUTHERFORD COUNTY |
| Yearly Average | 59.6 F |
| Winter Average | 48.0 F |
| Summer Average | 69.6 F |
| PRECIPITATION of RUTHERFORD COUNTY |
| Yearly Average Rainfall | 50.64 in |
| Yearly Average Snowfall | 5.9 in |
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