Ruby City, Nevada

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.

Ruby City, Nevada
Ghost Town
Ruby City
Location within the state of Nevada
Ruby City
Ruby City (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°42′59″N 115°12′23″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Elevation6,106 ft (1,861 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

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). But because of water issues and bad soil, the community was abandoned by 1918 and became a ghost town.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruby City (historical)
  2. Hall, Shawn (1 March 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.
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