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Welcome to Uriah ...

Uriah is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uriah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Uriah is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Uriah: 251

The ZIP code for Uriah: 36480<3>

Communities Also Named Uriah ...

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

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

Communities near Uriah ...

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

  • Atmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Monroeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
    • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
  • Frisco City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Excel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
    • Excel is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Repton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
    • Repton is located in Conecuh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <4>
  • Goodway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Megargel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Barlow Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barlow Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barlow Bend
    • From Uriah to Barlow Bend

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 Uriah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uriah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Uriah. 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 Uriah.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uriah ...

Looking for more information about Uriah? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Uriah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Uriah.

Adding Uriah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uriah 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 Uriah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Uriah post office opened in 1914.

We also found Uriah on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Alabama (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uriah.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Uriah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Uriah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Uriah or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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