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Welcome to Ruble ...

Ruble is located in George County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruble, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Ruble is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ruble: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Ruble ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Ruble - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ruble.

Communities near Ruble ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ruble.

  • Wiggins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lucedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • McHenry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Bexley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bexley is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Howison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Howison is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
  • Latimer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Latimer is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
  • Saucier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Vancleave
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Ruble. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruble.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ruble. 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 Ruble.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruble. See our Newspapers Page for Ruble.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruble ...

Looking for more information about Ruble? 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 Ruble, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ruble.

Adding Ruble to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruble in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ruble was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ruble post office opened in 1902. The Ruble post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruble.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruble - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Ruble area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Ruble 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/