Welcome to Ruff Creek ...

Ruff Creek is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Ruff Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruff Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Ruff Creek: Ruff Crk. (or less commonly used: Ruff Ck. or Ruff Cr.)

Ruff Creek is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Ruff Creek: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities near Ruff Creek ...

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

• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• California
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Charleroi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <5>
• Waynesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
• Masontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Bentleyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <5>
• Brownsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
• Fairchance
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
  • Fairchance is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <5>
• East Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
  • East Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 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 Ruff Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruff Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruff Creek ...

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

Adding Ruff Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruff Creek 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 Ruff Creek was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruff Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/