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

History

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

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruff, Washington
2. ^ Yost, Richar H. N. (September 8, 1971). "Few remain at Ruff". Spokane Daily Chronicle. pp. A3. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 250.
4. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

v t e 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 (Marlin) Wilson Creek
CDPs	Banks Lake South Beverly Cascade Valley Crescent Bar Desert Aire Lakeview Marine View Moses Lake North Schwana Sunland Estates Wheeler
Other communities	Burke Mae Ruff Smyrna Stratford Trinidad
Ghost towns	Corfu Haven
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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47°10′11″N 118°59′54″W / 47.16972°N 118.99833°W / 47.16972; -118.99833

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