Town file
Rutledge, Georgia
Rutledge, Georgia (Morgan County, Georgia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 511, "A Deadly Love" (18 July 2024). In February 2002 Alan and Terra Bates were living in Maryland, where they worked together for a theatre production company.
- Town
- Rutledge
- County
- Morgan County
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 511
- Approximate location
- 33.626, -83.610
Episode 511 / 18 July 2024 / 170 min / full
A Deadly Love
"We're going to Rutledge, Georgia. It's in central Georgia, about 50 minutes outside Atlanta, in Morgan County." about 0:04:46
The case: Murders of Alan and Terra Bates (February 2002). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 1,105
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income
- $58,750 a year
- Median home value
- $346,800
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,450
- Property crime
- ▲ 25% high
- Violent crime
- exactly average
History, in brief
- Rutledge had its start in the 1840s when the railroad was extended there; it was not incorporated until 1871. about 0:05:50
- It was placed on the map in the mid-1800s when the railroad laid track straight through Hezekiah Rutledge's farmland; the area was called Rutledge's place and soon became just Rutledge. about 0:06:04
- It was basically a farm, a station and a railroad stop, and a banking company was chartered there afterwards. about 0:07:19
- After the Great Depression Rutledge became the site of two Civilian Conservation Corps camps, part of a Roosevelt public works programme that created Hard Labor Creek Park. about 0:07:30
The reviews read out
5 stars
"The only Rutledge review: lived there about half his life, loves the parks and the gorgeous homes, recommends living or renting a house there, with 21 exclamation points."about 0:08:13
5 stars
"Madison is a safe, sane town; the people are nice and the look of the town is even nicer; their school is 'an extremely well one' and they are a safe town."about 0:09:29
1 star
"A small town with a small town tone; lots of history, not much to do for young adults or teens, very southern culture, beautiful landscape, great school district, little to no crime."about 0:10:28
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Eatonton, Georgia24 miles
- Clarkston, Georgia39 miles
- Milledgeville, Georgia43 miles
- Barnesville, Georgia51 miles
- Vinings, Georgia52 miles
- Townville, South Carolina77 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.