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RUBY, TEXAS


Texas Ghost Town
Karnes County, South Texas

No exact directions available
8 Miles NW of Kenedy
2 Miles NW of Karnes City the county seat
22 Miles SE of Floresville
Population: Unkown

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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.”

TX Karnes  County 1920s Map
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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Ruby, Texas Nearby Towns:
Karnes City the county seat
Kenedy
Floresville
San Antonio
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