Welcome to Rugby ...
Rugby is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Rugby is located in Red River County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rugby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Rugby is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rugby lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Rugby: 903
Communities Also Named Rugby ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Rugby - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2) and Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rugby.
Communities near Rugby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rugby.
- Reno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bogata
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
- Deport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Sun Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Cunningham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <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 Rugby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rugby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rugby. 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 Rugby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rugby. See our Newspapers Page for Rugby.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rugby ...
Looking for more information about Rugby? 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 Rugby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rugby.
Adding Rugby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rugby 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 Rugby was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Rugby in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Rugby post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rugby.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rugby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |