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Nearest Communities to Ruby,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ruby, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ruby:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Ruby.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Ruby is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Okanogan County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Okanogan County: Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Skagit & Whatcom.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 37 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ruby. Of these communities, 1 are located in counties other than Okanogan County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ruby (which is Okanogan County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Ruby

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Okanogan County   (where Ruby resides)
    • County Website:   www.okanogancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Okanogan:   Okanogan
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ruby   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ruby.
      • Loop Loop ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loop Loop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop Loop
        • Loop Loop is located in Okanogan County
      • Brown Lake
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Lake
        • Brown Lake is located in Okanogan County
      • Conconully
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mowich Illahee
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowich Illahee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowich Illahee
        • Mowich Illahee is located in Okanogan County
      • Riverside
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Okanogan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Epley ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epley
        • Epley is located in Okanogan County
      • Omak
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omak
        • Omak is located in Okanogan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omak <5>
      • Keystone
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
        • Keystone is located in Okanogan County
      • Okanogan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherokee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
        • Cherokee is located in Okanogan County
      • Barker
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
        • Barker is located in Okanogan County
      • North Omak
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Omak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Omak
        • North Omak is located in Okanogan County
      • Continue List   (24 more) ...
        • Chillowist
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillowist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillowist
          • Chillowist is located in Okanogan County
        • Malott
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Janis
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janis
          • Janis is located in Okanogan County
        • Olema
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olema have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olema
          • Olema is located in Okanogan County
        • Enterprise
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
          • Enterprise is located in Okanogan County
        • Synarep
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synarep
          • Synarep is located in Okanogan County
        • Tonasket
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Ophir
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
          • Ophir is located in Okanogan County
        • Wakefield
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
          • Wakefield is located in Okanogan County
        • Twisp
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Winthrop
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Loomis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Anglin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anglin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglin
          • Anglin is located in Okanogan County
        • Paradise Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
          • Paradise Hill is located in Okanogan County
        • Disautel
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Disautel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disautel
          • Disautel is located in Okanogan County
        • Ellisforde
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisforde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisforde
          • Ellisforde is located in Okanogan County
        • Monse
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
          • Monse is located in Okanogan County
        • Thompson ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
          • Thompson is located in Okanogan County
        • Carlton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Brewster
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Virginia City ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
          • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
        • Methow
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Cordell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
          • Cordell is located in Okanogan County
        • Vanderpool Crossing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool Crossing
          • Vanderpool Crossing is located in Okanogan County
  • Douglas County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4980, Longitude: -119.7250       In this case, the coordinates for Ruby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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