Welcome to West Union ...

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

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

West Union would have been located within present day Tama County<2>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Union: W. Union

While the community is gone, the present day location for West Union is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named West Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named West Union: This one is located in Tama County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 22 communities that are also named West Union - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near West Union ...

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

• Tama
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
  • Tama is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <5>
• Hudson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
• La Porte City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <5>
• Toledo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Reinbeck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <5>
• Dysart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <5>
• Gladbrook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladbrook
  • Gladbrook is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladbrook <5>
• Gilbertville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
• Keystone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <5>
• Garwin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
  • Garwin is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people

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

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

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

Adding West Union to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tama County: www.tamacounty.org/

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