List of all cities and towns in Rutherford County
Rutherford County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina’s southwestern region.
The population was 64,444 at the time of the 2020 census.
Rutherfordton is the county seat.
The Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area includes Rutherford County.
In 1779, the county was formed from the western portion of the former Tryon County.
Griffith Rutherford, the leader of an expedition against the Cherokee in 1776 and a general in the American Revolutionary War, was given the name.
The county has a total area of 566 square miles (1,470 km2), of which 564 square miles (1,460 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.3%) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau.
Here is a list of cities, towns, places, and villages in Rutherford County, North Carolina:
- Alexander Mills
- Avondale
- Bakersville
- Bills Creek
- Bostic
- Brice
- Camp Occoneechee
- Caroleen
- Carolina Mountains
- Chimney Rock
- Cliffside
- Concord
- Corinth
- Danieltown
- Deerfield
- Duncans Creek
- Ellenboro
- Ellington Heights
- Fairfield Mountains
- Fernwood
- Forest City
- Forest Hills
- Frog Level
- Gilkey
- Golf Estates
- Green Hill
- Harris
- Henrietta
- Hollis
- Holly Springs
- Hopewell
- Lake Lure Mountain Estates
- Lake Lure
- Logan
- Mount Vernon
- Oakland Heights
- Pinecrest
- Quail Ridge
- River Hills
- Riverbend
- Ruth
- Rutherfordton
- Sandy Mush
- Shiloh
- Shingle Hollow
- Six Points
- Spindale
- Sunshine
- Thermal City
- Thermal Valley
- Union
- Union Mills
- Uree
- Washburn
- Weatherstone
- Westminster
- Whitehouse
- Youngs Mountain