Ruby City, Nevada

Ruby City, Nevada
Ghost Town
Ruby City is located in Nevada
Ruby City
Ruby City
Location within the state of Nevada
Ruby City is located in the United States
Ruby City
Ruby City
Ruby City (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°42′59″N 115°12′23″W / 40.71639°N 115.20639°W / 40.71639; -115.20639[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Elevation
[1]
6,106 ft (1,861 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Ruby City is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It was a planned city of 75 families, established seven miles south of Arthur, Nevada in 1912.

History

Ruby City was created by land promoters from Utah who had purchased 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) and built 75 homes.[2] In 1915, there was a hotel, two schools, a water canal and a chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). However, because of water issues and bad soil, the community was abandoned by 1918 and became a ghost town.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruby City (historical)
  2. ^ Hall, Shawn (March 1, 1998). Old Heart of Nevada: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Elko County. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 213. ISBN 0874172950.
  3. ^ "Ruby City". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved June 15, 2020.