Uz, Kentucky

Uz was an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Despite the appearance that it would rhyme with "buzz", the area was a mining camp for the U Z Mines, and is pronounced "you-zee".^[2] Uz has been noted for its short name.^[3] A competing explanation for the place name is given from railroad origins. W. S. Morton of Louisville & Nashville Railroad stated that it took the patience of Job to deal with local property owners and should be named after the biblical home of Job “Uz wuz.”^[4]

Uz, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°7′9″N 82°53′7″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Letcher
Elevation	1,125 ft (343 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	2336227[1]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uz, Kentucky
2. "Uz Mine". Coal Diver. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
3. Ash, Russell (November 10, 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
4. "Our Station Names, Their Family Trees". The Louisville and Nashville Employees Magazine Volume 25, October 1949, Number 10, pp 14-15. Louisville Kentucky. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)