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Welcome to Uchee ...

Uchee is located in Russell County<1>.


The location of Uchee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Uchee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Uchee is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Uchee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Uchee (for example, toward Cusseta Heights (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Uchee lies within the (334) area code.

Communities near Uchee ...

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

  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
  • Tuskegee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Smith's Station
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith's Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
    • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
  • Hurtsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Marvyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
    • Marvyn is located in Lee County
  • Hatchechubbee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
    • Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
  • Society Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
    • Society Hill is located in Macon County
  • Hugley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
    • Hugley is located in Russell County
  • Crawford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Russell County
  • Seale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Seale is located in Russell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seale <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 Uchee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uchee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uchee ...

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

Adding Uchee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uchee 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 Uchee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Uchee post office opened in 1835.

We also found Uchee in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uchee.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Uchee - 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>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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