Forestburg in Montague County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Uz Community

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, November 20, 2024

1. Uz Community Marker

Inscription. Named by early settlers for a town mentioned in the Biblical Book of Job, Uz was a farming community whose economy was based on the cotton crop. In existence by the 1870s, the town reached its peak in the early 1900s. At its height the community included homes, stores, churches, a cotton gin, school, post office, and telephone exchange. The post office was discontinued in 1907, and the school was merged with the Forestburg schools in 1931. A boll weevil infestation in the 1930s destroyed the cotton crop and signalled the decline of the Uz community.

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5622.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 33° 28.945′ N, 97° 34.899′ W. Marker is in Forestburg, Texas, in Montague County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1655 and New Harp Loop, on the right when traveling north on Road 1655. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3460 S Farm to Market Rd 1655, Forestburg TX 76239, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Perryman Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Forestburg (approx. 3.6 miles away); Butterfield Overland Stage Line Crossing (approx. 3.8 miles away); Capture of Willie & Bud Ball (approx. 8.1 miles away); Ball Knob Cemetery (approx. 8.1 miles away); Greenwood Masonic Lodge #779 (approx. 9.4 miles away); Greenwood (approx. 9.4 miles away); Hopewell Baptist Church (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forestburg.

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, November 20, 2024

2. Uz Community Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.