Welcome to Ruff ...

Ruff is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Ruff is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ruff lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Ruff: (509)

Communities Also Named Ruff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ruff - they are located in Colorado, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ruff ...

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

• Moses Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Lake
  • Moses Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moses Lake <3>
• Warden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden
  • Warden is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warden <3>
• Odessa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
• Wilson Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
  • Wilson Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson Creek <3>
• Krupp
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krupp
  • Krupp is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
• Cascade Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
  • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
• Marlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Marlin is located in Grant County
• Mae
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
  • Mae is located in Grant County
• Lind
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind
  • Lind is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lind <3>
• Stratford
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Grant 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 Ruff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruff ...

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

Adding Ruff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ruff post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/