Welcome to Ruffin ...

Ruffin is located in Colleton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruffin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Ruffin is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Ruffin is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

The ZIP code for Ruffin: 29475<3>

Communities Also Named Ruffin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ruffin - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ruffin ...

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

• Walterboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterboro
  • Walterboro is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walterboro <4>
• Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Saint George
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
• Varnville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <4>
• Branchville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <4>
• Cottageville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <4>
• Ehrhardt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <4>
• Reevesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <4>
• Smoaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoaks
  • Smoaks is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoaks <4>
• Lodge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Lodge is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruffin ...

Looking for more information about Ruffin? 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 Ruffin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ruffin.

Adding Ruffin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruffin 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 Ruffin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ruffin post office opened in 1893.

We also found Ruffin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruffin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/