Welcome to Ruthdale ...

Ruthdale is located in Nowata County<1>.

The location of Ruthdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruthdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Ruthdale is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ruthdale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Ruthdale: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Ruthdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ruthdale - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ruthdale.

Communities near Ruthdale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ruthdale.

• Bartlesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlesville
  • Bartlesville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlesville <5>
• Coffeyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
  • Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <5>
• Nowata
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata
  • Nowata is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nowata <5>
• Dewey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <5>
• Caney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Caney is located in Montgomery County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <5>
• Copan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
  • Copan is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <5>
• South Coffeyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Coffeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
  • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
• Delaware
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <5>
• Dearing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
  • Dearing is located in Montgomery County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <5>
• Lenapah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenapah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenapah
  • Lenapah is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenapah <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ruthdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruthdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ruthdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruthdale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruthdale. See our Newspapers Page for Ruthdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruthdale ...

Looking for more information about Ruthdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ruthdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ruthdale.

Adding Ruthdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruthdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ruthdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ruthdale post office opened in 1910.

We also found Ruthdale on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruthdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ruthdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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