Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Rapides Parish<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 1900.

Ruby is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ruby lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Ruby: (318)

The ZIP code for Ruby: 71365<4>

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, Arizona, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, 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.

• Alexandria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Pineville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
• Marksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <5>
• Ball
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <5>
• Bunkie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <5>
• Cottonport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <5>
• Mansura
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
  • Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <5>
• Lecompte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
  • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <5>
• Woodworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <5>
• Forest Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ruby, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Ruby post office opened in 1900.

We also found Ruby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

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 Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/