Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Ruth in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruth. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruth listed first.
- Davis Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Spring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mound ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Ruffner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tornado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Kanawha City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Sattes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Garretts Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peytona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winifrede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Mink ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Comfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Pocatalico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Griffithsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Foster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Legg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ruth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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