Uz Community

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. (1990)

Uz Community is a historical marker in Forestburg, Montague County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 38 historical markers documented in Montague County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 65 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.4824, -97.5816 near Forestburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Southward-Magee Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Freeman, Perryman Cemetery, and Forestburg.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5337005622. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.