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Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Gunnison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Ruby is 10,020 feet [3,054 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ruby is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ruby lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ruby: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Ruby ...

While we believe that this Ruby is located in Gunnison County, we know of another 2 Colorado communities named Ruby. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mesa and Pitkin County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 32 communities that are also named Ruby - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, 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.

  • Crested Butte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Crested Butte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Marble
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Baldwin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Baldwin is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Gothic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gothic is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
  • Crystal ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Almont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
    • Former names for Ashcroft:
    • Castle Forks City
    • Chloride
  • Somerset
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Gunnison
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruby ...

Looking for more information about Ruby? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ruby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Ruby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ruby post office opened in 1879. The Ruby post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Ruby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Ruby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/