Welcome to Uz ...

Uz is located in Letcher County<1>.

The pronunciation of Uz: you-zee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Uz: Named for U.Z. Mine, operated by Arc Energies.

Time Zone: Uz lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Uz: 606

Communities near Uz ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Stone Gap
  • From Uz to Big Stone Gap
• Hazard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hazard
  • From Uz to Hazard
• Norton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
• Wise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wise
  • From Uz to Wise
• Jenkins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jenkins
  • From Uz to Jenkins
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
• Whitesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
• Appalachia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Appalachia
  • From Uz to Appalachia
• Pound
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pound
  • From Uz to Pound
• Hindman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
  • Hindman is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hindman
  • From Uz to Hindman

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 Uz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uz.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uz ...

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

Adding Uz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uz in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Uz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Uz post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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