Welcome to Union Burg ...

So far, we found very little information about Union Burg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Union Burg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Union Burg, please Contact Us.

Union Burg would have been located within present day Harrison County<2>.

The location of Union Burg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Burg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Union Burg is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Union Burg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Union Burg would have been located in the (712) area code.

Communities near Union Burg ...

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

• Harlan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <5>
• Missouri Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <5>
• Avoca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <5>
• Logan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Woodbine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <5>
• Underwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <5>
• Neola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
  • Neola is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <5>
• Crescent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <5>
• Shelby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Minden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
  • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <5>

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 Burg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Burg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union Burg. 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 Burg.

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

Adding Union Burg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Burg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Union Burg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union Burg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/