Welcome to Free Union ...
Free Union is located in Albemarle County<1>.
The location of Free 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 Free Union, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
Free Union is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Free Union lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Free Union ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Free Union - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Free Union.
Communities near Free Union ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Free Union.
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
- Grottoes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
- Grottoes is located in Augusta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
- Stanardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
- Stanardsville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
- Earlysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
- Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <4>
- Logan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Boonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- White Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Cedarmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Free Union. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Free Union.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Free 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 Free Union.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Free Union. See our Newspapers Page for Free Union.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Free Union ...
Looking for more information about Free 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Free Union, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Free Union.
Adding Free Union to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Free 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 Free Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Free Union post office opened in 1847.
We also found Free Union in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Free Union.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Free Union. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Free Union - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |