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Introduction ...

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Ruby is located in Pend Oreille 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 Pend Oreille County: Bonner (ID), Boundary (ID), Kootenai (ID), Spokane & Stevens.

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:

  • Pend Oreille County     (The home county of Ruby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
    • Diamond City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
      • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Cusick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusick
      • Cusick is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusick <2>
    • Usk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ione
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Ione is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
    • Dalkena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
      • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Metaline Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Metaline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pend Oreille Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pend Oreille Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pend Oreille Village
      • Pend Oreille Village is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
    • Chewelah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spirit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
      • Spirit is located in Stevens County
    • Pinkney City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
      • Pinkney City is located in Stevens County
    • Addy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonner County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
    • Nordman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordman
      • Nordman is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordman <2>
    • Coolin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolin
      • Coolin is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolin <2>
    • Oldtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
      • Oldtown is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldtown <2>
    • Priest River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruby.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruby, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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:

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.

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
  • Chewelah City Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chewelah City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah City Cemetery
  • Chewelah Memorial Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chewelah Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chewelah Memorial Park
  • Newport Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Harvey Grave
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Grave

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.<5>

While we didn't find Ruby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ruby.

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

  • Chewelah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Arden
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Arden is located in Stevens County
  • Addy
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Colville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Priest River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

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 Pend Oreille County: www.co.pend-oreille.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 48.5228, Longitude: -117.3004    
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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