Ruff, Washington

Ruff is an unincorporated community in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History

Ruff was platted in 1910 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community was named in honor of Godfried Ruff, a German settler.^[2] A post office was established at Ruff in 1911, and remained in operation until 1954.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruff, Washington
1 2 Yost, Richar H. N. (Sep 8, 1971). "Few remain at Ruff". Spokane Daily Chronicle. pp. A3. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Washington, United States

County seat: Ephrata

Cities	Electric City Ephrata George Grand Coulee Mattawa Moses Lake Quincy Royal City Soap Lake Warden

Towns	Coulee City Coulee Dam‡ Hartline Krupp Wilson Creek

CDPs	Banks Lake South Cascade Valley Desert Aire Lakeview Moses Lake North

Unincorporated communities	Adco Beverly Corfu Mae Ruff Stratford Trinidad Wheeler Winchester

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 47°10′11″N 118°59′54″W / 47.16972°N 118.99833°W / 47.16972; -118.99833

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