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Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Leflore County<1>.

Ruby is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ruby: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Ruby ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ruleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Itta Bena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Drew
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Drew is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <4>
  • Webb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Sidon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sidon is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Schlater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Schlater is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Glendora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Doddsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Minter City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Minter City is located in Leflore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leflore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruby - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Ruby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Ruby 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.