Welcome to Ruth ...

Ruth is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Ruth is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Ruth is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Ruth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Ruth - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ruth ...

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

• Culpeper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <3>
• Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
• Elkton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <3>
• Stanley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <3>
• Gordonsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <3>
• Stanardsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <3>
• Madison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
• Hood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <3>
• Aroda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
  • Aroda is located in Madison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruth ...

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

Adding Ruth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruth 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 Ruth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ruth post office opened in 1900.

We also found Ruth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/