Welcome to Union Creek ...

Union Creek is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Union Creek 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 Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for Union Creek: Union Crk. (or less commonly used: Union Ck. or Union Cr.)

Union Creek is 3,320 feet [1,012 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Union Creek is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Union Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Union Creek: (541) and (458)<4>

Websites for Union Creek ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Communities Also Named Union Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Union Creek: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Douglas County.

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

Communities near Union Creek ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Union Creek.

• Prospect
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
• Diamond Lake
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
  • Diamond Lake is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Lake <5>
• Tiller
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller
  • Tiller is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiller <5>
• Trail
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Trail is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail <5>
• Butte Falls
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
  • Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <5>
• Fort Klamath
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Klamath
  • Fort Klamath is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Klamath <5>
• Shady Cove
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
  • Shady Cove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Cove <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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Creek ...

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

Adding Union Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Union Creek post office opened in 1924.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/