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Welcome to Uno ...

Uno is located in Madison County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Uno, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Uno is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Uno is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Uno ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Uno - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Uno.

Communities near Uno ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gordonsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stanardsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Aroda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Aroda is located in Madison County
  • Dawsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Madison Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
  • Madison Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Madison Run is located in Orange County
  • Quinque
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Quinque is located in Greene County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uno ...

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

Adding Uno to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Uno post office opened in 1893.

We also found Uno on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uno.

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Madison, 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 Uno - 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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