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Welcome to Urey ...

Urey is located in Indiana County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Urey, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Urey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Urey is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Urey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Urey ...

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

  • DuBois
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
  • Punxsutawney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Northern Cambria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Reynoldsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Barnesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
  • Curwensville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Spangler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
  • Patton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Patton is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
  • Clymer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hastings
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <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 Urey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Urey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Urey. 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 Urey.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urey ...

Looking for more information about Urey? 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 Urey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Urey.

Adding Urey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Urey post office opened in 1891.

We also found Urey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Urey.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Urey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Urey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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