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Welcome to Uree ...

Uree is located in Rutherford County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Uree: 828

Communities near Uree ...

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

  • Hendersonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fletcher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Black Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Spindale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rutherfordton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Landrum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <3>
  • Tryon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Uree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Uree post office opened in 1885. The Uree post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uree.

Footnotes ...

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