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Welcome to Ruth ...

Ruth is located in Saint Martin Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Ruth is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Ruth: 337

Communities Also Named Ruth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Ruth - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ruth ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Iberia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Youngsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Broussard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carencro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <3>
  • Saint Martinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunset
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <3>
  • Maurice
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruth ...

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

Adding Ruth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruth 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 Ruth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ruth post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Martin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/