Welcome to Ruggles ...

Ruggles is located in Ashland County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Ruggles, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruggles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Ruggles is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ruggles: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Ruggles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ruggles - they are located in Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Ruggles ...

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

• Mansfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Ashland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Norwalk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Shelby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Willard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Wellington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Lodi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
• New London
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• West Salem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Salem <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruggles ...

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

Adding Ruggles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruggles 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 was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Ruggles in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruggles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/