Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ruth (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ruth. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ruth is located in Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Baxter, Izard, Sharp, Howell (MO), Oregon (MO) & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Ruth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ruth:
- Fulton County (The home county of Ruth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruth, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Gepp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Bexar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sturkie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Glencoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Cornertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Saddle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruth, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Wake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Hand ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Gamaliel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Briarcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Salesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruth, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Dolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wideman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Calico Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Newburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Wiseman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Horseshoe Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruth, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Rea Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bull Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flippin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Price Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Rush ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Searcy County
- Cozahome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Stone County
- Fifty-Six
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruth, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Ott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Moody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Caulfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- South Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Lanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Cornertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Pottersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Cottbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Siloam Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Chapin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- West Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruth, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Bakersfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Udall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Elijah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Tecumseh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Pontiac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trail is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Brixey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Isabella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ruth, see our County-by-County Page for Ruth.
Cemeteries Near Ruth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ruth.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ruth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ruth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ruth, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Custer - Herron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gobbler Trot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pickren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fluty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ruth had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ruth, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Bennett's ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett's is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett's
- Wild Cherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bexar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Bakersfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Udall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Moody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ruth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruth.
Newspapers Published in Ruth ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruth, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ruth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ruth:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Izard County
- Marion County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Howell County
- Ozark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ruth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |