Ruby, Texas, Karnes County ghost town. (original) (raw)

History on a Pinhead

The community grew around a switch on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Although no town center developed, there was a school and church. The region was settled by both Swedish and Polish immigrants.

According to the Handbook of Texas: �By the early 1990s only a few scattered farmhouses remained.�

Karnes County 1920s map showing Ruby
just NW of Karnes City
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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