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Welcome to Unionville ...

Unionville is located in Orange County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Unionville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Unionville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Unionville: (540)

Communities Also Named Unionville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 56 communities that are also named Unionville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada (2), New Jersey (4), New York (8), North Carolina, Ohio (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (8) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Unionville ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Louisa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Louisa is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
  • Gordonsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Danton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
    • Danton is located in Orange County
  • Paytes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
    • Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
  • True Blue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
    • True Blue is located in Orange County
  • Burr Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
    • Burr Hill is located in Orange 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 Unionville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Unionville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Unionville ...

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

Adding Unionville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Unionville post office opened in 1857.

We also found Unionville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Unionville.

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

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyva.gov/

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 Orange, 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 Unionville - 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/









 

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