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Welcome to Ula ...

So far, we found very little information about Ula. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ula to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ula, please Contact Us.


Ula would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ula is 7,800 feet [2,377 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ula is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Ula was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Ula was located: 719

Communities Also Named Ula ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ula - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ula ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Ula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ula in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Ula post office opened in 1871. The Ula post office closed in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ula.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ula - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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