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.
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Irwin was located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Crested Butte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg was located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Baldwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baldwin was located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Gothic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gothic is also located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal was located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Marble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Almont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcroft was located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Gunnison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hierro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hierro is also located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hierro
- Aspen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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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