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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ruby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ruby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ruby, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ruby (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ruby. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

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

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

Below are the counties that are near Ruby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ruby:

  • Okanogan County     (The home county of Ruby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
    • Conconully
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
    • 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 <2>
    • Okanogan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Omak
      • North Omak is located in Okanogan County
    • Malott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Carlton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ruby, see our County-by-County Page for Ruby.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ruby ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruby.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ruby. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ruby and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ruby.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Ruby.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ruby:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

Cemeteries Near Ruby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ruby.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ruby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.

  • Ruby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruby Cemetery
  • Clover Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Cemetery
  • Okanogan Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okanogan Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okanogan Memorial Gardens
  • Omak Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omak Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omak Memorial Cemetery
  • Okanogan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okanogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okanogan Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Chiliwist Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiliwist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiliwist Cemetery
  • Tunk Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunk Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunk Valley Cemetery
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Ft. Okanogan Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Okanogan Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Okanogan Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Ruby itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.

  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop Loop
    • Loop Loop is located in Okanogan County
  • Conconully
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Malott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Okanogan County
  • Winthrop
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Loomis
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Okanogan County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ruby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruby.

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn 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).




 

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