Ruby, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Nogales census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85621. It stands on Ruby Peak. The Survey maps it on the Ruby quadrangle. It stands 4,186 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1921 USGS Old Glory quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Ruby quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Old Glory quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ruby quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Ruby quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Atascosa Mountains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Ruby quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Ruby between 1994 and 2020, burning about 21,981 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | ORO BLANCO |
| 4 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | ARIVACA |
| 30 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | 22 acres | Coronado National Forest | JAKIE |
| 29 August 2015 | Natural | 15 acres | Coronado National Forest | AUSTERLITZ |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | 40 acres | Coronado National Forest | DIVOT |
| 23 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | Coronado National Forest | SAUCITO FIRE |
| 22 August 1995 | Natural | 3.2 acres | Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge | MONTANA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 94 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 94 workings within 5 miles of Ruby: 56 past producers, 22 prospects, 11 occurrences, 4 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Laurie | Lead, Uranium, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | 1948 | |
| Annie Laurie Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Copper, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Travertine | Occurrence | 1948 | |
| Arizona Blue Fire Opal | Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Big Lode Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Black Copper Queen | Copper, Silver, Bismuth, Gold, Indium, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Choctaw Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Choctaw Mine | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Commodore Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1875, 1934 | |
| Cramer Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold, Iron, Silver | |
| Franklin Deposit | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Glory | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Partridge (historical) | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Oro Blanco | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Casa Piedra | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Tumacacori | 12.3 miles | 20 | |
| Otero | 12.7 miles | 20 | |
| Carmen | 13.1 miles | 20 | |
| Rio Rico | 13.9 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ruby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7376229 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 33856. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









