Do you know of Ruble ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ruble. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ruble.<1>

Our sources for Ruble (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ruble other than they indicate that Ruble would be found somewhere in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1886 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Ruble ...

We found five communities that share the name Ruble.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Ruble is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ruble [Montgomery County].
  • Iowa
    • Plymouth County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ruble [Plymouth County].
  • Kansas
    • Leavenworth County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ruble [Leavenworth County].
  • Mississippi
    • George County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Ruble [George County].
  • Missouri
    • Reynolds County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ruble [Reynolds County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ruble ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ruble:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ruble - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Ruble.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/66600   (Place Name: Ruble)

County: Fayette     (FIPS State/County: 42/051)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Ruble) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Fayette County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Fayette County.