Welcome to Union Center ...

Union Center is located in LaPorte County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Center, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Union Center: Union Ctr. (or less commonly used: Union Cen., Union Cent. or Union Cntr.)

Union Center is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Union Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Union Center (for example, toward Walkerton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Union Center: (219)

Communities Also Named Union Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Union Center - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Union Center ...

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

• La Porte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Westville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Knox
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Starke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Walkerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • Walkerton is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerton <4>
• New Carlisle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
  • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <4>
• Trail Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
  • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
• North Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
  • North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <4>
• North Judson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Judson
  • North Judson is located in Starke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Judson <4>
• Wanatah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanatah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanatah
  • Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanatah <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Center ...

Looking for more information about Union Center? 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 Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union Center.

Adding Union Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Center 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 Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Union Center on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov