Welcome to Ruby ...

Ruby is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Ruby is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ruby lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ruby: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Ruby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Ruby - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ruby.

Communities near Ruby ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ruby.

• Stanley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
• Thorp
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorp is located in Clark County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
• Cadott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
• Cornell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
• Boyd
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
• Estella
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Estella is located in Chippewa County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
• Gilman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gilman is located in Taylor County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
• Sheldon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
• Lublin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lublin is located in Taylor County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
• Conrath
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Conrath is located in Rusk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ruby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ruby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruby.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruby. See our Newspapers Page for Ruby.

Adding Ruby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruby in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ruby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ruby post office opened in 1903. The Ruby post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruby.