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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 Rubys Corner (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 Rubys Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Rubys Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Rubys Corner: Rubys Cor. (or less commonly used: Rubys Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Rubys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rubys Corner may originally have been Ruby's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rubys Corner might be written as Ruby Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

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 east 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.

Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marinette County: Dickinson (MI), Menominee (MI), Florence, Forest & Oconto.

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

  • Marinette County     (The home county of Rubys Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rubys Corner, with the one closest to Rubys Corner listed first.
    • Harmony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marinette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Marinette County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
    • Peshtigo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crivitz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
      • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Sweetheart City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
      • Pound is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Coleman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wausaukee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
      • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Cedarville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Athelstane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Door County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rubys Corner, with the one closest to Rubys Corner listed first.
    • Egg Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
      • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Fish Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Little Sturgeon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Idlewild
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ephraim
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
      • Ephraim is located in Door County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Sister Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sturgeon Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Baileys Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Namur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Namur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
      • Namur is located in Door County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Namur
      • From Rubys Corner to Namur
    • Jacksonport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oconto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rubys Corner, with the one closest to Rubys Corner listed first.
    • Oconto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Oconto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Pensaukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
      • Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pensaukee
      • From Rubys Corner to Pensaukee
    • Spruce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stiles Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oconto Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Menominee County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rubys Corner, with the one closest to Rubys Corner listed first.
    • Kew
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kew
      • Kew is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kew
      • From Rubys Corner to Kew
    • Menominee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbondale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Koss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Longrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Kells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
      • Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kells
      • From Rubys Corner to Kells
    • Stephenson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <4>
    • Arthur Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
      • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arthur Bay
      • From Rubys Corner to Arthur Bay
    • Daggett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Swanson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swanson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swanson
      • From Rubys Corner to Swanson

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

Cemeteries Near Rubys Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rubys Corner.

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 Rubys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

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

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

  • Porterfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Porterfield is located in Marinette County
  • Birch Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
    • Birch Creek is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Marinette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Menominee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peshtigo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Carbondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Marinette County
  • Crivitz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
    • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Middle Inlet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
    • Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County
  • Pound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Pound is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Ingalls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Coleman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arthur Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
      • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arthur Bay
      • From Rubys Corner to Arthur Bay
    • Stephenson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
      • Stephenson is located in Menominee County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <4>

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

Newspapers Published in Rubys Corner ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rubys Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rubys Corner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rubys Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rubys Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rubys Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marinette County: www.marinettecounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Rubys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rubys Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rubys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1789, Longitude: -87.7389    









 

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