Rutherford is a real county in North Carolina.
Authors Associated With Rutherford
- Born in Rutherford
- Abernethy, Jr., Charles Laban
- Griffin, Clarence Wilbur
- Melton, Anson Gustavus
- Morrow, Decatur Franklin
- Washburn, Benjamin Earle
- Lived in Rutherford
- Davis, Anita Price
- Moore, Bertha Belle
- Morrow, Decatur Franklin
- Rhyne, Mike
- Walker, James M.
- Yelton, Barry D.
Literature mentioning or taking place in Rutherford
- Black Top (1956)
- Centennial History of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, 1838-1938 (1938)
- Chimney Rock and Rutherford County (2002)
- Colfax Township (2011)
- Columns & Porches (2009)
- County Government and County Affairs in Rutherford County, N.C. (1925)
- Dan and Jack Find a Pal (1955)
- Girl of the Listening Heart, The (1937)
- History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936 (1937)
- History of Rutherford County, 1937-1951 (1952)
- Horse-Shoe Robinson (1835)
- How Zach Came to College (1903)
- Legendary Locals of Rutherford County (2013)
- Making of a Southern Industrialist, The (1952)
- Public Officials of Rutherford County, N.C., 1779-1934 (1934)
- Real Heroes (2002)
- Rumbling Mountain of Hickory Nut Gap, The (1990)
- Rutherford County and Its Hospital (1960)
- Rutherford County in the Korean War (2006)
- Rutherford County in World War II (2003)
- Soil Survey of Rutherford County (1928)
- Strength of the Hills (1952)
- Then and Now: Reminscence and Historical Romance 1856-1865 (1856)
- These, My People (1942)
- To Higher Ground: A Biography of High Shoal Baptist Church (1986)