THE RUTHERFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Plains setting.
Rutherford town has 2.3 square miles of land in Gibson County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Plains, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Rutherford and Gibson County
Rutherford is associated with Gibson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Rutherford by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Rutherford, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points higher than the 0.1% recorded for Gibson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Rutherford town has 80.4% of the land area of nearby Dyer city (2.86 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

