Welcome to Ruff ...

Ruff is located in Mathews County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Ruff is near sea level<2>.

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

Ruff is within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Ruff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ruff - they are located in Colorado, South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Ruff ...

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

• Poquoson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Cape Charles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <4>
• Irvington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• North
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Amburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
  • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
• Stingray Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
  • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
• Achilles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
• Gloucester Courthouse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Courthouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
  • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
• Roanes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
  • Roanes is located in Gloucester 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 Ruff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruff ...

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

Adding Ruff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ruff post office opened in 1910.

We also found Ruff on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/