Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Gunnison County<1>.

The location of Ruby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> 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

Ruby is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crested Butte
  • Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crested Butte <4>
• Mount Crested Butte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
  • Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
• Marble
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <4>
• Gothic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
  • Gothic is located in Gunnison County
• Crystal ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
• Almont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Almont is located in Gunnison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
• Ashcroft ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
  • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
  • Former names for Ashcroft:
  • Castle Forks City
  • Chloride
• Somerset
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Gunnison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Gunnison
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
  • Gunnison is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <4>
• Redstone
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Redstone is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <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.

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 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ruby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/