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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Ruddle
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°42′45″N 79°18′30″W / 38.71250°N 79.30833°W / 38.71250; -79.30833
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPendleton
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1552754

Ruddle is an unincorporated community on the South Branch Potomac River located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Ruddle lies along U.S. Highway 220. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Ruddle was originally known by the names of Ruddle Mill and Ruddle's Mill.

The community was named after Edward Ruddle, the proprietor of a local mill.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruddle, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 543.
Municipalities and communities of Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
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