Welcome to Ruple ...

Ruple is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruple, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Ruple is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ruple lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ruple is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Ruple ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ruple - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Ruple ...

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

• Minden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
  • Minden is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <4>
• Homer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Haynesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <4>
• Cullen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
• Cotton Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <4>
• Sarepta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
  • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <4>
• Emerson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Athens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Lisbon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Shongaloo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongaloo
  • Shongaloo is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shongaloo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruple ...

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

Adding Ruple to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruple 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 Ruple was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ruple post office opened in 1904.

We also found Ruple on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruple.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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