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Welcome to Ural ...

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

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

Ural would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

The pronunciation of Ural: YOOR-ahl<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ural, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ural is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Ural is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ural (for example, toward Moyie Springs (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The Area Code where Ural was located: 406

Communities Also Named Ural ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ural - they are located in Ohio and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Ural ...

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

  • Volcour ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Volcour is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcour
  • Warland ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Warland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warland
  • Ripley ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ripley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Trego
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fortine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Libby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Libby is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libby <5>
  • Rexford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Stryker
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Yaak
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yaak is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaak

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

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

Adding Ural to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ural 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 Ural was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ural post office opened in 1905. The Ural post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ural.

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 Ural, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Ural. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ural - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/