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Welcome to Ruedi ...

So far, we found very little information about Ruedi. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ruedi to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ruedi, please Contact Us.

Ruedi would have been located within present day Eagle County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruedi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ruedi is 7,770 feet [2,368 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ruedi is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Ruedi was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Ruedi was located: 970

Communities near Ruedi ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Ruedi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruedi 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 Ruedi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ruedi post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruedi.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ruedi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Eagle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruedi - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/