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.
- Rutherfordton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Forest City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Bostic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Trio ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Ellenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Sandy Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Hollis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Uree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Golden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- New House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Sugar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Dysartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lattimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
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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