Ruraldale, Ohio

Ruraldale is an unincorporated community in Muskingum County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Ruraldale was originally called Rockville, but the name was changed to Ruraldale when the town site was platted in 1854.^[2] A post office called Rural Dale was established in 1852, the name was changed to Ruraldale in 1895, and the post office closed in 1902.^[3]

Notable person

Farmer Vaughn, a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, was born at Ruraldale in 1864.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruraldale, Ohio
↑ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1892. p. 314.
↑ "Muskingum County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
↑ Koszarek, Ed (28 February 2006). The Players League: History, Clubs, Ballplayers and Statistics. McFarland. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-4766-0918-8.

Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Zanesville

City	Zanesville

Villages	Adamsville Dresden Frazeysburg Fultonham Gratiot‡ New Concord Norwich Philo Roseville‡ South Zanesville

Townships	Adams Blue Rock Brush Creek Cass Clay Falls Harrison Highland Hopewell Jackson Jefferson Licking Madison Meigs Monroe Muskingum Newton Perry Rich Hill Salem Salt Creek Springfield Union Washington Wayne

CDPs	Duncan Falls East Fultonham North Zanesville Pleasant Grove Trinway

Unincorporated communities	Adams Mills Bloomfield Blue Rock Bridgeville Cannelville Chandlersville Coal Hill Cottage Hill Darlington Dillon Falls Ellis Freeland Gaysport Gilbert High Hill Hopewell Ironspot Irville Licking View Marquand Mills Mattingly Settlement Meadow Farm Moxahala Park Museville Nashport Otsego Rix Mills Ruraldale Sonora Spratt Stovertown Sundale White Cottage Young Hickory Zeno

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

Coordinates: 39°46′56″N 81°50′40″W / 39.78222°N 81.84444°W / 39.78222; -81.84444

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