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.
- Laurin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurin is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
- Virginia City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Former names for Virginia City:
- Varina
- Verina
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <2>
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pony ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dillon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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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