Welcome to Mount Union ...

Mount Union is located in Stark County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Union, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Union: Mt. Union

Mount Union is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Union lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Mount Union: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Mount Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Mount Union: This one is located in Stark County and the other is located in Holmes County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 12 communities that are also named Mount Union - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Union ...

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

• Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Green
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• North Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <5>
• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Ravenna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <5>
• Louisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Canfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <5>
• Sebring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <5>
• Mogadore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogadore
  • Mogadore is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mogadore <5>
• Minerva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <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 Mount Union. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Union.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Union ...

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

Adding Mount Union to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount 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 Mount Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Union post office opened in 1835.

We also found Mount Union in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/