Welcome to Uree ...

Uree is located in Rutherford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uree, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Uree is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Uree lies within the (828) area code.

Communities near Uree ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Fletcher
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Black Mountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Forest City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Spindale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
• Rutherfordton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <4>
• Flat Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Landrum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
• Tryon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <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 Uree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uree.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uree ...

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

Adding Uree to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Uree post office opened in 1885.

We also found Uree in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uree.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/