Welcome to Ruggles ...

Ruggles is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruggles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Ruggles is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ruggles lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ruggles is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Ruggles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Ruggles: This one is located in Luzerne County and the other is located in Wyoming County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Ruggles - they are located in Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Ruggles ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Old Forge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Taylor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Exeter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Swoyersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoyersville
  • Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoyersville <4>

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 Ruggles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruggles.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ruggles. 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 Ruggles.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruggles ...

Looking for more information about Ruggles? 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 Ruggles, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ruggles.

Adding Ruggles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruggles in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ruggles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ruggles post office opened in 1874.

We also found Ruggles in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruggles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/