Welcome to Uniontown ...

The town of Uniontown is located in Perry County<1>.

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

Uniontown was established in 1818.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Uniontown has a population of 2,221 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Uniontown is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Uniontown: (334)

The ZIP code for Uniontown: 36786<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Uniontown had an population of 2,221 people. This is an increase of 25.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Uniontown had a population of 1,775 people (or 16.76% of the total population of Perry County). This makes Uniontown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Uniontown represents 0.04% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 198th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,775 people, the population of Uniontown increased 8.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,636 people).

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

Communities Also Named Uniontown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Uniontown - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Uniontown ...

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

• Demopolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Demopolis is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,539 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demopolis
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Demopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demopolis <6>
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
• Greensboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Greensboro is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,265 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Greensboro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <6>
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Linden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <6>
• Thomaston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomaston is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Thomaston
• Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Providence
• Newbern
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newbern is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Newbern
• Orrville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orrville is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Orrville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <6>
• Faunsdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Faunsdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <6>
• Dayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dayton is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Dayton

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Uniontown. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Uniontown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uniontown ...

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

Adding Uniontown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uniontown 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 Uniontown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Uniontown post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uniontown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycounty-al.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/