Welcome to Ruby ...
So far, we found very little information about Ruby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ruby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ruby, please Contact Us.
Ruby would have been located within present day Santa Cruz County<2>.
Ruby was established in 1912.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Ruby: Named by Julis Andrews, the general store owner, for his wife.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ruby is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ruby is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ruby was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
If Ruby still existed, it would have been in the (520) area code.
Communities Also Named Ruby ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Ruby - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington (4) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ruby.
Communities near Ruby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ruby.
- Nogales
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogales
- Nogales is located in Santa Cruz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogales <4>
- Arivaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca
- Arivaca is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arivaca <4>
- Otero ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Rio Rico Northwest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northwest
- Rio Rico Northwest is located in Santa Cruz County
- Rio Rico Southwest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Southwest
- Rio Rico Southwest is located in Santa Cruz County
- Tumacacori - Carmen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumacacori - Carmen
- Tumacacori - Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
- Tumacacori
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumacacori
- Tumacacori is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumacacori <4>
- Calabasas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Rio Rico Northeast
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northeast
- Rio Rico Northeast is located in Santa Cruz County
- Rio Rico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico
- Rio Rico is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Rico <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ruby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ruby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruby. See our Newspapers Page for Ruby.
Adding Ruby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ruby in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ruby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ruby post office opened in 1912.
We also found Ruby on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |