Welcome to Rural ...

Rural is located in Randolph County<1>.

The location of Rural has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rural, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Rural is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rural lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rural is located in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Rural ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rural - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rural ...

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

• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Winchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Centerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Hagerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• Union City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
• New Paris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Preble County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <4>
• Parker City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker City
  • Parker City is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rural ...

Looking for more information about Rural? 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 Rural, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rural.

Adding Rural to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rural 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 Rural was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rural post office opened in 1874.

We also found Rural in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rural.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov