Welcome to Rufe ...

Rufe is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rufe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Rufe is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Rufe is located in the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Rufe: 74755<3>

Communities near Rufe ...

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

• Valliant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
• Wright City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• Fort Towson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <4>
• Sawyer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
• Millerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
• Rattan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <4>
• Garvin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <4>
• Swink
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
• Ringold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringold
  • Ringold is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringold <4>
• Corinne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rufe ...

Looking for more information about Rufe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rufe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rufe.

Adding Rufe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rufe 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 Rufe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rufe post office opened in 1904.

We also found Rufe on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rufe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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