Ruby, Copiah County, Mississippi
Ruby is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Ruby is east-southeast of Crystal Springs. History. Ruby was first settled in 1850 and named for the daughter of the first store owner, Albert Gates. The community was also home to a sawmill and school. Many of the settlers moved to Hopewell after a railroad and depot were built there in 1909. Ruby was home to a pharmacist in 1916. A post office operated under the name Ruby from 1892 to 1908.