Ruby, Copiah County, Mississippi
Ruby is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Ruby is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Crystal Springs.
History
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.
Ruby was home to a pharmacist in 1916.
A post office operated under the name Ruby from 1892 to 1908.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruby, Copiah County, Mississippi
- ^ LaTricia M. Nelson-Easley (2007). Copiah County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7385-5300-9.
- ^ The Era Druggist's Directory of the United States, Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico, Manila, Hawaiian Islands and Mexico. D.O. Haynes & Company. 1916. p. 92.
- ^ "Copiah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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