Welcome to Ruidosa ...

Ruidosa is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Ruidosa is located in Presidio County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruidosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Ruidosa is 2,790 feet [850 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ruidosa is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ruidosa: 432

Communities near Ruidosa ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Ruidosa.

• Candelaria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
  • Candelaria is located in Presidio County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Candelaria
  • From Ruidosa to Candelaria
• Chinati ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinati have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinati
  • Chinati is located in Presidio County
• Adobes ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adobes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobes
  • Adobes is located in Presidio County
• Indio ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indio
  • Indio is located in Presidio County
• Ochoa ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochoa
  • Ochoa is located in Presidio County
• Shafter
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Presidio County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shafter
  • From Ruidosa to Shafter

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Ruidosa ...

Looking for more information about Ruidosa? 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.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidosa.

Adding Ruidosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruidosa 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 Ruidosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ruidosa post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruidosa.