A visit to the Ruby Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Ruby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruby Cemetery:
39.7745, -78.5734
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ruby Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ruby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ruby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Ruby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Prosperity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Growden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Growden Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growden Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lashley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lashley Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashley Cemetery
- Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Green Meadow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Zion Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Camp Run Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Run Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland (MD).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <6>
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland (MD).
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <6>
- Hartsock Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rine Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rine Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ruby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beans Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Flintstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rainsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Cooks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Hyndman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Purcell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Ellerslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Corriganville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Mount Savage Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Charlesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Fairhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Carpendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Little Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Manns Choice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wellersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Barrelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- La Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Ott Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ruby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Cumberland
- Hyndman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ruby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bedford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ruby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185597 (Ruby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185597 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 377 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beans Cove
- Location given for Ruby Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7745305 Lon: -78.57335
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruby Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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