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Welcome to Rudo ...

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

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

Rudo would have been located within present day Clearwater County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Rudo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Rudo was located: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Rudo ...

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

  • Orofino
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
    • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <5>
  • Kamiah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
    • Kamiah is located in Idaho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <5>
  • Pierce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Weippe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weippe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weippe
    • Weippe is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weippe <5>
  • Peck
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Greer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Judge Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahsahka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Teakean
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Rudo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rudo 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 Rudo was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rudo.

The official website for Clearwater County: www.clearwatercounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

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 Rudo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Clearwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Rudo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Rudo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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