Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ruble (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ruble. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ruble is located in George County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of George County: Mobile (AL), Greene, Jackson, Perry & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Ruble. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ruble:
- George County (The home county of Ruble)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- Bexley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- McLain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hillman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- Howison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Coalville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- D'Iberville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wool Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Lyman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Biloxi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beauvoir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Mississippi City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- North Gulfport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Gulfport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Latimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Vancleave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Hurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gulf Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Saint Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Ocean Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Big Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- McHenry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Mobile County (AL)
- Wilmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ruble, see our County-by-County Page for Ruble.
Cemeteries Near Ruble ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ruble.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ruble - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ruble covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Sweetwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flurry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Ruble in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ruble.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ruble, with the one closest to Ruble listed first.
- Airey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Americus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Leaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Vancleave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Three Rivers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Biloxi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ocean Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beauvoir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Handsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
- De Buys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Mississippi City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ruble. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruble.
Newspapers Published in Ruble ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruble.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruble, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ruble.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ruble:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forrest County
- Greene County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Perry County
- Stone County
- Mobile County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Ruble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |