Welcome to Union ...

Union is located in Morgan County<1>.

The location of Union has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Union is 4,130 feet [1,259 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Union is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Union lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Union: (970)

Communities Also Named Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 121 communities that are also named Union - they are located in Alabama (10), Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (3), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (6), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas (9), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union.

Communities near Union ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Union.

• Fort Morgan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Morgan
  • Fort Morgan is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Morgan <4>
• Brush
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush
  • Brush is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brush <4>
• Log Lane Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
  • Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
• Merino
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino
  • Merino is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merino <4>
• Hillrose
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
  • Hillrose is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillrose <4>
• Messex
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messex
  • Messex is located in Washington County
• Snyder
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <4>
• Midway ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Washington County
• Pinneo ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinneo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinneo
  • Pinneo is located in Washington County
• Willard ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Logan County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Union. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Union. See our Newspapers Page for Union.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union ...

Looking for more information about Union? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Union, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union.

Adding Union to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Union was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Union mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/