Welcome to Ruthby ...

Ruthby is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruthby, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ruthby is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ruthby: 302

Communities near Ruthby ...

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

• Wilmington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmington
  • From Ruthby to Wilmington
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Middletown
  • From Ruthby to Middletown
• West Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Chester
  • From Ruthby to West Chester
• Elkton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Kennett Square
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kennett Square
  • From Ruthby to Kennett Square
• Elsmere
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elsmere
  • From Ruthby to Elsmere
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
• New Castle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Castle
  • From Ruthby to New Castle
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salem
  • From Ruthby to Salem
• North East
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruthby ...

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

Adding Ruthby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruthby 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 Ruthby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ruthby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Delaware (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruthby.