Rulo is a village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States.

Construction of the bridge began in 1938, after the Works Progress Administration decided to finance half the cost.

During the early 1980s, a small group of Christian Identity survivalists, led by Michael W. Ryan, began living in a religious cult located on a farm two miles north of Rulo, along the Missouri River.

The farm was converted into a compound and the members of the cult would commit thefts throughout the Nebraska-Missouri-Kansas area.

The stolen property would be sold in order to buy weapons and survival equipment for the group.

[7] Ryan was ultimately convicted and sentenced to death after the Nebraska State Patrol discovered that he was responsible for the torture murders of a 26-year-old cult member and a five-year-old boy.

The racial makeup of the village was 70.9% White, 23.8% Native American, 0.6% Pacific Islander, and 4.7% from two or more races.

The racial makeup of the village was 75.66% White, 23.45% Native American, and 0.88% from two or more races.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land.