Ruby City, Idaho

Ruby City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The town served as the original county seat of Owyhee County from 1863 to 1867. The growth of Silver City, which was founded a mile to the south in 1864, hastened Ruby City's demise. Today only remains of the cemetery mark the town's location.

External links

Ghosttowns.com entry

Municipalities and communities of Owyhee County, Idaho, United States

County seat: Murphy

Cities	Grand View Homedale Marsing

CDP	Murphy

Unincorporated communities	Bruneau Dickshooter Murphy Hot Springs Oreana Reynolds Riddle

Indian reservation	Duck Valley Indian Reservation

Ghost towns	Comical Turn De Lamar Dewey Grasmere Ruby City Silver City Wickahoney

Coordinates: 43°01′34″N 116°43′58″W / 43.02611°N 116.73278°W / 43.02611; -116.73278

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