Welcome to Uvilla ...
Uvilla is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Uvilla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Uvilla is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Uvilla lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Uvilla: 304 & 681<3>
Websites for Uvilla ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.jeffersoncounty.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Uvilla, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Uvilla ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Uvilla.
- Hagerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Purcellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charles Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Berryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boonsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>
- Lovettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Uvilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uvilla.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Uvilla. 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 Uvilla.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Uvilla. See our Newspapers Page for Uvilla.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uvilla ...
Looking for more information about Uvilla? 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 Uvilla, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Uvilla.
Adding Uvilla to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Uvilla 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 Uvilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Uvilla post office opened in 1881.
We also found Uvilla in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Uvilla.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Uvilla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Uvilla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Uvilla area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |