Welcome to Union Hall ...

Union Hall is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Union Hall 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 Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Union Hall is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Union Hall lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Union Hall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Union Hall - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi (2) and Ontario.

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

Communities near Union Hall ...

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

• Radford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Bedford County
• Rocky Mount
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Gretna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Boones Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
• North Shore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
  • North Shore is located in Franklin County
• Penhook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penhook
  • Penhook is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penhook <4>
• Redwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
  • Redwood is located in Franklin County
• Laprades Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
  • Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
• Westlake Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
  • Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
• Burnt Chimney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
  • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Hall ...

Looking for more information about Union Hall? 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 Union Hall, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Union Hall.

Adding Union Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Hall 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 Hall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Union Hall post office opened in 1826.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/