Welcome to Rural ...

Rural is located in Clermont 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 1845.

Rural is 490 feet [149 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 (513) area code.

Websites for Rural ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clermontchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rural, the following might be of interest:

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), Kentucky, Mississippi, 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.

• Amelia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Amelia is located in Clermont County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <4>
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Mount Orab
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
  • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <4>
• Bethel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• New Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • New Richmond is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <4>
• Williamsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Falmouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Pendleton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Ripley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Aberdeen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Augusta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <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 1845.

We also found Rural in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Clermont County: www.co.clermont.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/