Welcome to Ruth ...

Ruth is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Ruth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Ruth is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ruth lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Ruth: (509)

Communities Also Named Ruth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Ruth: This one is located in Benton County and the other is located in Lewis County.

Beyond Washington, there are 26 communities that are also named Ruth - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ruth ...

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

• Othello
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
  • Othello is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Othello <4>
• Royal City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
  • Royal City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal City <4>
• Basin City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin City
  • Basin City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin City <4>
• Mesa
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>
• Desert Aire
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Aire
  • Desert Aire is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desert Aire <4>
• Mattawa
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawa
  • Mattawa is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawa <4>
• West Richland
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richland
  • West Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Richland <4>
• Eltopia
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eltopia
  • Eltopia is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eltopia <4>
• Beverly
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• Benton City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
  • Benton City is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton City <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 Ruth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruth ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/