Welcome to Ruckerville ...

Ruckerville is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruckerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Ruckerville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ruckerville, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Ruckerville: 859

Communities near Ruckerville ...

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

• Richmond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Winchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Mount Sterling
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <3>
• Stanton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <3>
• Irvine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <3>
• Jeffersonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
• Camargo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camargo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Clay City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
• North Middletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Ravenna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <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 Ruckerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruckerville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruckerville ...

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

Adding Ruckerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Ruckerville post office opened in 1850.

We also found Ruckerville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruckerville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/