BlockRuby, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Rockford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61103. The Survey maps it on the Rockford North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1918 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1938 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rockford North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Rockford North quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Rockford township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Winnebago Counit Dieectort
ill Putney, Vt., in 1800 ; he emigrated to Chicago in 1832, where he practiced his profession until 1838, when lie came to Rocliford to I'eside; he married Catherine Dunn, in St. Thomas, Canada, in 1822; she died in 1874; Dr. Goodhue was killed from falling into a well, while attending one of his patients, in 1847.
In the county-history sources
166,475 words on this townshipThe History of Winnebago County, Illinois : Its Past and Present, Containing ... a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1877; History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Llinois, from the First Settlement in 1834 to the Civil War, published 1900 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Rockford Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Rockford Township - 166,475 words.
Fires near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Ruby between 2003 and 2004, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 February 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 February 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Ruby: 17 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Racetrack Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brudi Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carrico Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Johns Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Levings Quarry Ga Portable | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Loves Park City Eng. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marks Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nimtz Quarry & Mill Portable #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesville | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Loves Park | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Colonial Gardens | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Genet | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| North Park | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sturbridge Village | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Samuelson Corners | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Nottingham Manor | 2.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423957. 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.