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Ruby

Ghost town · Gallia County, Ohio

Athalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Athalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ruby is a ghost town in Gallia County, Ohio. It is one of 15 former communities in Gallia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ruby as a historical populated place on the Mercerville 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 38.6787° N, 82.3335° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMercerville
Elevation1,022 ft
Nearest living townCrown City, OH
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1067565
Coordinates38.67869, -82.33348

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What's there now

Ruby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crown City, OH (population 538), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,022 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 Gallia County, Ohio, at 38.6787, -82.3335.

How many ghost towns are in Gallia County?

Gallia County, Ohio has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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