Welcome to South Union ...

South Union is located in Thurston County<1>.

The location of South 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 South Union, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for South Union: S. Union

South Union is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Union is located in the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named South Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named South Union - they are located in Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near South Union ...

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

• Lacey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Tumwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Centralia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• DuPont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • DuPont is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <4>
• Yelm
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
  • Yelm is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <4>
• Chehalis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <4>
• Rainier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <4>
• Tenino
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Tenino is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <4>
• McCleary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
  • McCleary is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCleary <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Union ...

Looking for more information about South 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Union, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Union.

Adding South Union to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Union post office opened in 1892.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/