Ruffin, NC

Ruffin is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The 2023 census counted 501 residents. With the completion of the Piedmont Railroad by the Confederate Government in 1864, the village of Ruffin experienced steady growth. Subsequently, Ruffin became an important center of trade for both Rockingham and Caswell counties. The through line in Ruffin is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Ruffin makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Ruffin is located northeast of Reidsville, North Carolina, and southwest of Danville, Virginia, near US 29. Neighboring communities and municipalities include Reidsville, Eden, Pelham, Casville, and Wentworth. Ruffin is home to first established volunteer fire department within Rockingham County.