[1] The Dalby–Cecil Plains Road (State Route 82) runs through from north to south.

[4] The locality was originally called St Ruth's after the parish name which was in turn named after the St Ruth's pastoral run taken up as part of Cecil Plains pastoral run by Henry Stuart Russell in 1842.

It was separated from Cecil Plains in 1842 by Richard Jones, probably for the Aberdeen Company.

[2] In 1877, 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) of land was resumed from the St Ruth pastoral run to establish smaller farms.

[5] St Ruth Provisional School opened circa 1888.