Our Genealogy Helper
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 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.
Ruby is located in Chippewa County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chippewa County: Barron, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Rusk & Taylor.
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:
- Chippewa County (The home county of Ruby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
- Estella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Drywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Cadott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Eagleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Lake Wissota
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Bloomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Chippewa Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Irvine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Lake Hallie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
- Eadsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eidsvold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Thorp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Reseburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Withee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Owen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Conrath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Port Arthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Ladysmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Tony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Glen Flora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Bruce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Ingram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Apollonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Hawkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ruby, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
- Gilman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Polley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Bellinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Lublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jump River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Perkinstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ruby, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ruby - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Yellow River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Estella Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Martin Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Donald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holcombe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker - Jackson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Hannibal Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
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.
- Huron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Estella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Drywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Eidsvold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidsvold
- Cadott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Edson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Thorp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Perkinstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Lombard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Eagleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Bateman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Eagle Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Ludington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
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.
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 49 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 28 miles [45.1 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 turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Chippewa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Rusk County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |