Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Ruby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
- Cordova
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Porter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Powellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Linn Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- South Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Gamble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Short Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Sloan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Edgil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Patton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Blossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Marylee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Townley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Adamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Arkadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Saragossa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Toadvine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Ardell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Corona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ruby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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