Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Ruby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
- Beech Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Crystal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Gallman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- Ashley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Hazlehurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Whites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Gallatin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Thompsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Dry Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Beauregard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Tryus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Braxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Browns Wells
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Wesson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ruby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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