Ruddels Mills, Kentucky

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The Miller's House at Ruddels Mills, built pre-1800

Ruddels Mills is an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kentucky. [1] It was established by Captain Isaac Ruddell as a mill. [2] The site is located where Hinkston Creek and Stoner Creek join to form the South Fork of the Licking River (not to be confused with Ruddles Station).

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruddels Mills, Kentucky
  2. "Ruddells Mills". www.uky.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

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