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.

• Silver Cliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
  • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <5>
• Crestone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestone
  • Crestone is located in Saguache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestone <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crestone
  • From Ula to Crestone
• Hillside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hillside is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <5>
• Querida ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
  • Querida is located in Custer County
  • Querida has also been known as:
  • Bassick
  • Querida Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Querida
  • From Ula to Querida
• Rosita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
  • Rosita is located in Custer County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rosita
  • From Ula to Rosita
• Cotopaxi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotopaxi
  • Cotopaxi is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotopaxi <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cotopaxi
  • From Ula to Cotopaxi
• Sunset City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
  • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
• Bradford
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bradford
  • From Ula to Bradford
• Coaldale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coaldale
  • From Ula to Coaldale
• Duncan ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Saguache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Duncan
  • From Ula to Duncan

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 for Ula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Ula post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ula.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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