Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Elko County<1>.

Ruby is 5,760 feet [1,756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ruby is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ruby lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ruby: 775

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), Montana, Nebraska, 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.

• Wells
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Elko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Wood ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
  • Wood is located in Elko County
• Deeth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
  • Deeth is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <3>
• Holborn ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holborn
  • Holborn is located in Elko County
• Metropolis ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Elko County
• Spruce ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spruce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Spruce is located in Elko County
• Hogan ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
  • Hogan is located in Elko County
  • Hogan has also been known as:
  • Hogen
• Melandco ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melandco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melandco
  • Melandco is located in Elko County
• Oasis
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Oasis is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <3>
• Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
  • Fort Halleck is located in Elko County

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 book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

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 Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/