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Welcome to Union ...

The town of Union is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Union has a population of 209 people<2> (see below for details).

Union is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Union lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Union: 205 & 659<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Union had an population of 209 people. This is a decrease of 11.81% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Union had a population of 237 people. This makes Union the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 237 people, the population of Union increased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 227 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Union.

Communities Also Named Union ...

While we believe that this Union is located in Greene County, we know of another 9 Alabama communities named Union. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calhoun, Clarke, Clay, Etowah, Franklin, Henry, Morgan, Randolph and Tallapoosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 121 communities that are also named Union - they are located in 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), Washington (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.

  • Eutaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Moundville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Aliceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Akron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boligee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gainesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • McMullen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • McMullen is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Mantua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mantua is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Knoxville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union ...

Looking for more information about 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 Union, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Union post office opened in 1836. The Union post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Union.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Union area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Union area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/