Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Copiah 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 1892.

Ruby is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ruby: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Ruby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Ruby: This one is located in Copiah County and the other is located in Leflore County.

Beyond Mississippi, 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, Louisiana, Michigan, 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.

• Byram
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <5>
• Richland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Crystal Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <5>
• Florence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Hazlehurst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
  • Hazlehurst is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazlehurst <5>
• Wesson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
  • Wesson is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <5>
• Terry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Terry is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <5>
• Beauregard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
  • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• Georgetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
• Braxton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
  • Braxton is located in Simpson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people

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 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 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 1892.

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 State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/