Ruskin is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Ware County,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, United States. It lies between Waycross and Manor on

U.S. Route 84 U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is an east–west U.S. Highway that started as a short Georgia–Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme. Later, in 1941, it had been extended all the way to Colorado. The highway's eastern terminus is a short dista ...

. The community is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Ruskin was established in the 1890s, and was named after

John Ruskin John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and pol ...

, a Victorian art critic. A post office called Ruskin was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1932.

References

Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Ware County, Georgia Waycross, Georgia micropolitan area {{WareCountyGA-geo-stub