Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Union (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Union. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Union is located in Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Baxter, Izard, Sharp, Howell (MO), Oregon (MO) & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union:
- Fulton County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Bexar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sturkie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Gepp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Moko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Saddle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Cornertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Ott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hand ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Wake ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Culp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Salesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Briarcliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Norfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norfork Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Gamaliel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Cushman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Cave City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wiseman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Wideman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Brockwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Violet Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Horseshoe Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Dolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- LaCrosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Ash Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Evening Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Hardy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Poughkeepsie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Fifty-Six
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Lebo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Lanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Cornertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Ott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Moody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- South Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Caulfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Brandsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Chapin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Pottersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Green Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Koshkonong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Thayer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Bakersfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Elijah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Udall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union, see our County-by-County Page for Union.
Cemeteries Near Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Union - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodrich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Forest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Union had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Bexar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Wideman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Wild Cherry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Violet Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- LaCrosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union.
Newspapers Published in Union ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Union:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- Howell County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |