Welcome to Union ...

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

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

Union was located on the Olympic Peninsula.

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

The location of Union 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Union is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The location where Union once stood is in the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Union: This one is located in Mason County and the other is located in Clark County.

Beyond Washington, there are 121 communities that are also named Union - they are located in Alabama (10), Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (3), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (6), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas (9), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Union ...

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

• Shelton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <5>
• Hoodsport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsport
  • Hoodsport is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoodsport <5>
• Mohrweis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
  • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
• Bayshore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
  • Bayshore is located in Mason County
• Lilliwaup
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilliwaup
  • Lilliwaup is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilliwaup <5>
• Allyn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn
  • Allyn is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allyn <5>
• Grapeview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeview
  • Grapeview is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeview <5>
• Herron Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Island
  • Herron Island is located in Pierce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herron Island <5>
• Belfair
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfair
  • Belfair is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfair <5>
• Holly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Kitsap 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union.

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

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

Adding Union to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Union was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mason County: www.co.mason.wa.us/

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