Ruby, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°56′46″N 90°14′53″W / 31.94611°N 90.24806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Copiah |
Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 686732 [1] |
Ruby is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Ruby is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Crystal Springs.
Ruby was first settled in 1850 and named for the daughter of the first store owner, Albert Gates. The community was also home to a sawmill and school. Many of the settlers moved to Hopewell after a railroad and depot were built there in 1909. [2]
Ruby was home to a pharmacist in 1916. [3]
A post office operated under the name Ruby from 1892 to 1908. [4]
Ruby, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°56′46″N 90°14′53″W / 31.94611°N 90.24806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Copiah |
Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
GNIS feature ID | 686732 [1] |
Ruby is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Ruby is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Crystal Springs.
Ruby was first settled in 1850 and named for the daughter of the first store owner, Albert Gates. The community was also home to a sawmill and school. Many of the settlers moved to Hopewell after a railroad and depot were built there in 1909. [2]
Ruby was home to a pharmacist in 1916. [3]
A post office operated under the name Ruby from 1892 to 1908. [4]