Welcome to Ucolo ...
Ucolo is located in San Juan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ucolo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Ucolo: The name Ucolo is a portmanteau<2> and it reflects the fact that the community lies just west of the Utah and Colorado border.
Ucolo is 6,760 feet [2,060 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ucolo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Ucolo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ucolo: 435
The ZIP code for Ucolo: 84512<4>
Communities near Ucolo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ucolo.
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dove Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Dove Creek is located in Dolores County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dove Creek <5>
- Lockerby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockerby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockerby
- Lockerby is located in San Juan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lockerby
- From Ucolo to Lockerby
- Egnar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in San Juan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carlisle
- From Ucolo to Carlisle
- Verdure ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cahone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Home of Truth ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <5>
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 Ucolo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ucolo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ucolo. 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 Ucolo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ucolo. See our Newspapers Page for Ucolo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ucolo ...
Looking for more information about Ucolo? 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 Ucolo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ucolo.
Adding Ucolo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ucolo 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 Ucolo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Ucolo post office opened in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ucolo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A portmanteau (such as Ucolo) is the combination or contraction of two (or more) words, their sound and the meaning of those words to create a new word. For example, smoke and fog becomes smog. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ucolo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ucolo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ucolo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |