Welcome to Ruthville ...

Ruthville is located in Charles City County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Ruthville (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruthville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

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

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

Area Codes for Ruthville: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Ruthville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ruthville - they are located in Missouri, North Dakota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Ruthville ...

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

Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in King William County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
Surry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Surry is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Westover is located in Charles City County
Kimages
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimages. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
Burrowsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
Garysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Garysville is located in Prince George 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 Ruthville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruthville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruthville ...

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

Adding Ruthville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruthville 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 Ruthville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ruthville post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruthville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charles City County: www.co.charles-city.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charles City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruthville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Ruthville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Ruthville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/