| Official Name: | Ruth, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Ruth |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lincoln |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 463 |
| Coordinates: | 31.3817°N -90.3164°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39662 |
| Area Code: | 601 & 769 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 676974 |
Ruth is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. Its ZIP code is 39662.[1]
Ruth is located on the former Natchez, Columbia & Mobile Railroad and was first settled in the 1880s. The community is named for the daughter of Smith Felder, who opened its first post office in 1891.[2]
In 1900, Ruth had a population of 20.[3]
The Ruth School was founded in 1924 with funding from the Smith-Hughes Act. In 1941, the Works Progress Administration remodeled the school building. The school closed in 1961.[4]