Welcome to Ursula ...

Ursula is located in Sebastian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ursula, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Ursula is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ursula lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ursula is located in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Ursula ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ursula - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ursula.

Communities near Ursula ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ursula.

• Fort Smith
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <3>
• Van Buren
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <3>
• Greenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Alma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
• Barling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <3>
• Booneville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
• Ozark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
• Charleston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
• Lavaca
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <3>
• Arkoma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
  • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ursula. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ursula.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ursula. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ursula.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ursula. See our Newspapers Page for Ursula.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ursula ...

Looking for more information about Ursula? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ursula, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ursula.

Adding Ursula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ursula in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ursula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ursula post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ursula.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ursula. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sebastian County: www.sebastiancountyonline.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/