Welcome to Ury ...
Ury is located in Bryan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ury, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
Ury is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ury lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ury: 580
Communities Also Named Ury ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ury - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ury.
Communities near Ury ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ury.
- Durant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
- Calera is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <3>
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
- Colbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bokchito
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
- Bokchito is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <3>
- Achille
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <3>
- Silo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Silo is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Milburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Milburn is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <3>
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 Ury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ury.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ury. 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 Ury.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ury. See our Newspapers Page for Ury.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ury ...
Looking for more information about Ury? 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 Ury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ury.
Adding Ury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ury 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 Ury was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ury.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Bryan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ury - 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> | 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. |