Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Ruth in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruth. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Claxton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Caldwell County
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- Scottsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsburg is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- McGowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Otter Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
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- Hopson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
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- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
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- Ilsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ilsley is located in Hopkins County
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- White Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Wallonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
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- Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Era is located in Christian County
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- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Rufus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
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- Crider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
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- Lamasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
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- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Christian County
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- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
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- Dulaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Sinking Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork
- Mannington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mannington is located in Christian County
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- Creswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
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- Confederate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
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- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Crofton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Ruth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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