Uno, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Uno is located in Kentucky
Uno
Uno
Uno is located in the United States
Uno
Uno
Coordinates: 37°11′21″N 85°49′28″W / 37.18917°N 85.82444°W / 37.18917; -85.82444
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHart
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID509262[1]

Uno is a small unincorporated community in Hart County, Kentucky, United States.

Geography

Uno is located east and slightly north of Horse Cave on U.S. Route 31E.

History

Uno was settled at some point in the mid-19th century. The community's post office was established as Uno at sometime in the 1880s; its original name Clear Point belonged to another town before mail routes were established in the community.[2][3]

It originally was known locally as a trading point of moonshine. According to tradition, discreet buyers of moonshine would say they were going to "You know" in order to get their supply.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uno, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert (1987). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky Press. p. 301.
  3. ↑ "Office Cat". Kentucky New Era. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. May 23, 1950. p. 4. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 135.


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