Welcome to Urie ...
Urie is located in Uinta County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Urie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Urie is 6,780 feet [2,067 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Urie is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Urie lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Urie: 307
Communities near Urie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Urie.
- Carter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Carter is located in Uinta County
- Robertson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
- Bridger is located in Uinta County
- Piedmont ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Uinta County
- Lonetree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burntfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntfork
- Burntfork is located in Sweetwater County
- Granger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black's Fork ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black's Fork
- Black's Fork is located in Summit County (UT)
- Black's Fork has also been known as:
- Blacks Fork Commissary
- Hilliard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilliard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
- Hilliard is located in Uinta County
- McKinnon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- McKinnon is located in Sweetwater County
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 Urie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Urie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Urie. 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 Urie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Urie. See our Newspapers Page for Urie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urie ...
Looking for more information about Urie? 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 Urie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Urie.
Adding Urie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Urie 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 Urie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Urie post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Urie.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Uinta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Urie - 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> | 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. |
| <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/ |