Welcome to Rural Vale ...
Rural Vale is located in Monroe County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Rural Vale, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rural Vale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Rural Vale is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Rural Vale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Rural Vale (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Websites for Rural Vale ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.monroecountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rural Vale, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Rural Vale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rural Vale - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rural Vale.
Communities near Rural Vale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rural Vale.
- Jacktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Madisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
- Etowah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Etowah is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <5>
- Belltown Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
- Tellico Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico Plains
- Tellico Plains is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tellico Plains <5>
- Niota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niota
- Niota is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niota <5>
- Riceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <5>
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 Vale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rural Vale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rural Vale. 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 Vale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rural Vale. See our Newspapers Page for Rural Vale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rural Vale ...
Looking for more information about Rural Vale? 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 Vale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rural Vale.
Adding Rural Vale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rural Vale 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 Vale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rural Vale post office opened in 1878.
We also found Rural Vale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rural Vale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rural Vale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, 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 Rural Vale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |
| <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/ |