Welcome to Fort Ruby (aka 'Camp Ruby') ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Ruby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Ruby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Ruby, please Contact Us.
Fort Ruby would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
Fort Ruby was founded in 1859.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Ruby: Ft. Ruby
Time Zone: The area where Fort Ruby was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Fort Ruby still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
The community of Fort Ruby has also been called Camp Ruby.
Communities near Fort Ruby ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Fort Ruby.
- Shanty Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Shanty Town is located in Elko County
- Cave Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cave Creek is located in Elko County
- Cave Creek has also been known as:
- Cavecreek
- Ruby Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Valley
- Ruby Valley is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby Valley <4>
- Jiggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Jiggs is located in Elko County
- Former names for Jiggs:
- Hylton
- Mound Valley
- Skelton
- Dry Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Diamond City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Eureka County
- Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Ruby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Ruby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Ruby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Ruby. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Ruby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 Fort Ruby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |