Welcome to Union Point ...

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

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

Union Point would have been located within present day Linn County<2>.

The location of Union Point 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 Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Union Point: Union Pt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Union Point is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Union Point was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Union Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Union Point - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Missouri and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Union Point ...

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

• Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Lebanon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Sweet Home
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
  • Sweet Home is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <5>
• Junction City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Brownsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
• Tangent
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
  • Tangent is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <5>
• Coburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <5>
• Halsey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <5>
• Monroe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Point.

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

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

Adding Union Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Union Point post office opened in 1854.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

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