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Welcome to Ruckman ...

Ruckman is located in Hampshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruckman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Ruckman is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ruckman: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Ruckman ...

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

  • Moorefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Romney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Romney is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
  • Capon Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wardensville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Augusta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sedan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sedan is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Inkerman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Inkerman is located in Hardy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
  • Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Junction is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Vance
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Vance is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
  • Yellow Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruckman ...

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

Adding Ruckman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruckman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ruckman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ruckman post office opened in 1883. The Ruckman post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruckman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruckman - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Ruckman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ruckman 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/