Welcome to Rural ...
Rural is located in Waupaca County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Rural, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rural, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
Rural is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Rural lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Rural ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rural - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Utah and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rural.
Communities near Rural ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rural.
- Waupaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Wautoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Redgranite
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Weyauwega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Manawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wild Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rural.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rural. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rural. See our Newspapers Page for Rural.
Adding Rural to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rural 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rural post office opened in 1855.
We also found Rural in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rural.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rural. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, 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 - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |