Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Madison 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 1901.

Ruby is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ruby is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ruby lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ruby lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Ruby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Mississippi (2), 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.

• Ennis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Ennis is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <4>
• Sheridan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Twin Bridges
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <4>
• Virginia City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Virginia City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Former names for Virginia City:
  • Varina
  • Verina
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <4>
• Nevada City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
• Central City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Madison County
• McAllister
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister
  • McAllister is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllister <4>
• Cameron
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
• Mammoth
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mammoth is located in Madison County
• Pony ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
  • Pony is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pony <4>

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 both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<5>

From that list, the Ruby post office opened in 1901.

We also found Ruby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

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 Montana: https://mt.gov/