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Welcome to Rural ...

Rural is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rural, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Rural is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rural: 606

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, Indiana, Kansas (2), 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.

  • Pikeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Run Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Inez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Delbarton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Matewan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kermit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • South Williamson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chattaroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy

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 (so far) for Rural was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rural post office opened in 1880. The Rural post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rural.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rural - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/