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Welcome to Uva ...

Uva is located in Platte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Uva is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Uva is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Uva lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Uva (for example, toward Henry (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Uva: 307

Communities Also Named Uva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Uva: This one is located in Platte County and the other is located in Laramie County.

Beyond Wyoming, there are 3 communities that are also named Uva - they are located in California and Missouri.

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

Communities near Uva ...

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

  • Wheatland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Guernsey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chugcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
  • Y-O Ranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
  • Westview Circle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
  • Wendover ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wendover is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
  • Sunrise ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Slater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Slater is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Fort Laramie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uva ...

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

Adding Uva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uva 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 Uva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Uva post office opened in 1880. The Uva post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uva.

Footnotes ...

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