Ruth, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°22′54″N 90°18′59″W / 31.38167°N 90.31639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Lincoln |
Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39662 |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 676974 [1] |
Ruth is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. [1] Its ZIP code is 39662. [2]
Ruth is located on the former Natchez, Columbia & Mobile Railroad and was first settled in the 1880s. The community is named for the daughter of Smith Felder, who opened its first post office in 1891. [3]
In 1900, Ruth had a population of 20. [4]
The Ruth School was founded in 1924 with funding from the Smith-Hughes Act. In 1941, the Works Progress Administration remodeled the school building. The school closed in 1961. [5]