Welcome to Uler ...
Uler is located in Roane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Uler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Uler is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Uler lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Uler: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Uler ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Uler.
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Dink
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Valley Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Losie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
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 Uler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uler.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Uler. 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 Uler.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Uler. See our Newspapers Page for Uler.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uler ...
Looking for more information about Uler? 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 Uler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Uler.
Adding Uler to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Uler 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 (so far) for Uler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Uler post office opened in 1892. The Uler post office closed in 1984.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Uler.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Uler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Uler area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Uler area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |