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Ruby

Ghost town · Walker County, Alabama

Port Birmingham quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Port Birmingham quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ruby is a ghost town in Walker County, Alabama. It is one of 6 former communities in Walker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ruby as a historical populated place on the Goodsprings topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.7487° N, 87.1756° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoodsprings
Elevation327 ft
Nearest living townCordova, AL
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID157390
Coordinates33.74872, -87.17556

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What's there now

Ruby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cordova, AL (population 1,723), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 327 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ruby?

Ruby is in Walker County, Alabama, at 33.7487, -87.1756.

How many ghost towns are in Walker County?

Walker County, Alabama has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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