Ruby, Arizona

Ruby, Arizona
Ghost town
Ruby, Arizona in 1990
Ruby, Arizona Location within Arizona Ruby, Arizona Location within the United States
Coordinates: 31°27′40″N 111°14′15″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Santa Cruz
Elevation	4,186 ft (1,276 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
Post office opened:	April 11, 1912
Post office closed:	May 31, 1941

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Ruby is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It is situated near the base of Montana Peak in the Pajarita Wilderness, roughly 25 miles west of Rio Rico, and 7 miles north of the Mexico–United States border. Originally named Montana Camp, the town was founded in 1877 as a mining camp.

Several important historical events took place in and around Ruby, including the Bear Valley raid in April 1886, the Battle of Bear Valley in January 1918, and the Ruby Murders between 1920 and 1922.