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Welcome to Ruth ...

Ruth is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Ruth is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ruth: 601 & 769<3>

The ZIP code for Ruth: 39662<4>

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), Louisiana, Michigan, 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.

  • McComb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monticello
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Verna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Verna is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Wellman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Topisaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Norfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
  • Bacots
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots

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 (so far) for Ruth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ruth post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lincoln, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Ruth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Ruth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ruth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ruth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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