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Welcome to Ula ...

Ula is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Ula is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ula (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Ula: 606

Communities Also Named Ula ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ula - they are located in Colorado, 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.

  • Somerset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • London
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mount Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ferguson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Science Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eubank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grundy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grundy is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Mount Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ula ...

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

Adding Ula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ula 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 Ula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ula post office opened in 1925. The Ula post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ula.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ula - 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/