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Ruby

Ghost town · Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Ruby quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Ruby quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ruby is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It is one of 11 former communities in Santa Cruz County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ruby as a historical populated place: 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 31.4611° N, 111.2375° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,167 ft
Nearest living townArivaca, AZ
Distance to it8.5 miles
Coordinates31.46111, -111.23750

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What's there now

Ruby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arivaca, AZ (population 494), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,167 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Ruby Ghost Town, 1990
Ruby Ghost Town, 1990 · PhilipC at Flickr / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Ruby?

Ruby is in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, at 31.4611, -111.2375.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Cruz County?

Santa Cruz County, Arizona has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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