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Welcome to Ruggles Beach ...

Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruggles Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Ruggles Beach: Ruggles Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ruggles Beach for more information about variations on the name of Ruggles Beach.

Ruggles Beach is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ruggles Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Ruggles Beach ...

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

  • Lorain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Elyria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sandusky
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Norwalk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Amherst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
  • Vermilion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oberlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Huron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <3>
  • Wellington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
  • South Amherst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
    • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruggles Beach ...

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

Adding Ruggles Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruggles Beach 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 Ruggles Beach was on a map titled Road Map for Ohio (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruggles Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruggles Beach - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.