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Nearest Communities to Ruby,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ruby, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ruby:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Ruby is located in Seward County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Seward County: Butler, Fillmore, Lancaster, Polk, Saline, Saunders & York.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 95 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ruby. Of these communities, 80 are located in counties other than Seward County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ruby (which is Seward County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Ruby

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Seward County   (where Ruby resides)
  • Butler County
  • Fillmore County
    • County Website:   www.fillmorecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Fillmore:   Geneva
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ruby   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ruby.
      • Exeter
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
        • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
      • Townhall
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townhall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhall
        • Townhall is located in Fillmore County
      • Burress
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
        • Burress is located in Fillmore County
      • Milligan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sawyer ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
        • Sawyer is located in Fillmore County
      • Fairmont
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gage County
  • Lancaster County
    • County Website:   www.lancaster.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Lancaster:   Lincoln
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ruby   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ruby.
      • Emerald
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Malcolm
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Denton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Huskerville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskerville
        • Huskerville is located in Lancaster County
      • Berks
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cushman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
        • Cushman is located in Lancaster County
      • Woodlawn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
        • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
      • Raymond
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Countryside Estates
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Estates
        • Countryside Estates is located in Lancaster County
      • Gaslight Village
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
        • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
      • West Lincoln
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn Estates
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Estates
        • Woodlawn Estates is located in Lancaster County
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        • Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
          • Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County
        • Agnew
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Belmont
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Lincoln
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Kramer
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Rokeby
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rokeby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rokeby
          • Rokeby is located in Lancaster County
        • Mark IV Estates
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark IV Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark IV Estates
          • Mark IV Estates is located in Lancaster County
        • Arbor
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
          • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Arbor
          • From Ruby to Arbor
        • Centerville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
          • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
        • Martell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • College View
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • University Place
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
          • University Place is located in Lancaster County
        • Jamaica
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
          • Jamaica is located in Lancaster County
        • Saltillo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
          • Saltillo is located in Lancaster County
        • Sprague
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bethany
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
          • Bethany is located in Lancaster County
        • Havelock
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Davey
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Hanlon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
          • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
        • Roca
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
          • Roca is located in Lancaster County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <4>
        • Pine Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Hallam
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cheney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Marian Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marian Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Center
          • Marian Center is located in Lancaster County
        • Princeton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Princeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
          • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Princeton
          • From Ruby to Princeton
        • Walton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Hickman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Prairie Home
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Waverly
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Holland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
  • Saline County
  • Saunders County
  • York County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8325, Longitude: -97.0770       In this case, the coordinates for Ruby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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