Welcome to Ruby Hill ...
So far, we found very little information about Ruby Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ruby Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ruby Hill, please Contact Us.
Ruby Hill would have been located within present day Eureka County<2>.
Ruby Hill was founded in 1873.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ruby Hill is 6,910 feet [2,106 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ruby Hill is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ruby Hill was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Ruby Hill would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Ruby Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Ruby Hill: This one is located in Eureka County and the other is located in White Pine County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ruby Hill.
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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruby Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ruby Hill. 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruby Hill. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ruby Hill.
Adding Ruby Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ruby Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ruby Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Ruby Hill post office opened in 1873.
We also found Ruby Hill on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruby Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eureka County: www.co.eureka.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 Ruby Hill, 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 Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruby Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |