Welcome to Rudy ...

Rudy is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Rudy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rudy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Rudy is 4,910 feet [1,497 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Rudy is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rudy lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Rudy: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Rudy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rudy - they are located in Arkansas, Nebraska and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Rudy ...

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

• Idaho Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Falls
  • Idaho Falls is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Falls <5>
• Rexburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
  • Rexburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexburg <5>
• Ammon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <5>
• Rigby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
  • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <5>
• Iona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Iona is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <5>
• Sugar City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Sugar City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <5>
• Ucon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
  • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <5>
• Menan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <5>
• Teton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
  • Teton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <5>
• Ririe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
  • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rudy ...

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

Adding Rudy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rudy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rudy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rudy post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rudy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/