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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ruddle (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ruddle. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ruddle is located in Pendleton County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pendleton County: Augusta (VA), Highland (VA), Rockingham (VA), Grant, Hardy, Pocahontas & Randolph.

Below are the counties that are near Ruddle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ruddle:

  • Pendleton County     (The home county of Ruddle)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruddle, with the one closest to Ruddle listed first.
    • Seemly ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
      • Seemly is located in Grant County
    • Pansy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
      • Pansy is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pansy
      • From Ruddle to Pansy
    • Hopeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hopeville
      • From Ruddle to Hopeville
    • Dorcas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seymourville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maysville
      • From Ruddle to Maysville
  • Hardy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruddle, with the one closest to Ruddle listed first.
    • Peru
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peru
      • From Ruddle to Peru
    • Durgon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durgon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
      • Durgon is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durgon
      • From Ruddle to Durgon
    • Mathias
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <1>
    • Moorefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruddle, with the one closest to Ruddle listed first.
    • Thornwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
      • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wildell
      • From Ruddle to Wildell
    • Frank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Durbin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <1>
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruddle, with the one closest to Ruddle listed first.
    • Whitmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harperton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harperton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
      • Harperton is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harperton
      • From Ruddle to Harperton
    • Harman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dryfork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wymer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Evenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
      • Evenwood is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evenwood
      • From Ruddle to Evenwood
    • Canfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettit ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
      • Pettit is located in Randolph County
  • Tucker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruddle, with the one closest to Ruddle listed first.
    • Canaan Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gladwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
      • Elk is located in Tucker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elk
      • From Ruddle to Elk
    • Davis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Hendricks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
      • Hendricks is located in Tucker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Augusta County (VA)
  • Harrisonburg City (VA)
  • Highland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruddle, with the one closest to Ruddle listed first.
    • Palo Alto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palo Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palo Alto
      • From Ruddle to Palo Alto
    • Possum Trot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Monterey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <1>
    • Hightown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hightown
      • From Ruddle to Hightown
    • McDowell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Meadowdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
  • Rockingham County (VA)
  • Shenandoah County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ruddle, see our County-by-County Page for Ruddle.

Cemeteries Near Ruddle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ruddle.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ruddle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ruddle, with the one closest to Ruddle listed first.

  • Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hinkle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinkle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hevener Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Fork Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fork Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keister Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corbin Snyder Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ruddle had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ruddle, with the one closest to Ruddle listed first.

  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Deer Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Pendleton County
  • Upper Tract
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Tract have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tract
    • Upper Tract is located in Pendleton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Tract <1>
  • Brandywine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Oak Flat is located in Pendleton County
  • Fort Seybert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
    • Kline is located in Pendleton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kline
    • From Ruddle to Kline
  • Macksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
    • Macksville is located in Pendleton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Macksville
    • From Ruddle to Macksville
  • Brushy Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Circleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dry Run
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
    • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dry Run
    • From Ruddle to Dry Run
  • Sugar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seemly ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seemly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
      • Seemly is located in Grant County
    • Peru
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peru
      • From Ruddle to Peru
    • Pansy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
      • Pansy is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pansy
      • From Ruddle to Pansy

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ruddle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruddle.

Newspapers Published in Ruddle ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruddle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruddle, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ruddle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ruddle:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruddle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruddle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7126, Longitude: -79.3082       In this case, the coordinates for Ruddle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ruddle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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