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Uno, Kentucky

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

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

History

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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

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  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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