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 Vinton County<2>.
The location of Ural has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ural, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ural is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ural was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Ural still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.
Communities Also Named Ural ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ural - they are located in Montana 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.
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
- Wellston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>
- Nelsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <5>
- McArthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <5>
- Chauncey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
- Hamden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <5>
- Buchtel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Coalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ural. 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 Ural.
We also 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found 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 1880.
We also found Ural in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ural.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Ohio's counties, including Vinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |