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Introduction ...
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ural (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ural. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ural is historic, it would have been located within present day Vinton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Ural. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ural:
- Vinton County (The home county of Ural)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Zaleski
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- McArthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Vales Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Dundas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Wilkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Chauncey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Bessemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kyger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kerr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Mills Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Cora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- South Bloomingville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Candy Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Sand Run Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Carbon Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Jobs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Gibisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Apple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Wellston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Pattonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Coalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Ray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Petrea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Rempel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Point Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Middleport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Tuppers Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Wrightstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- New Straitsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Adelphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Meadowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ural, see our County-by-County Page for Ural.
Cemeteries Near Ural ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ural.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ural - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ural covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Prattsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Madison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Putnam Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Sylvester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old McArthur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (726 more) ...
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Holiness Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Ural itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ural, with the one closest to Ural listed first.
- Zaleski
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Bolins Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Ingham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingham is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham
- McArthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dundas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Creola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Blanco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mineral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Radcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Radcliff is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ural. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ural.
Newspapers Published in Ural ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ural.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ural, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ural.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ural:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ural) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |