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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 Point (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 Point. 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.

Name Variations for Union Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Union Point: Union Pt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Point.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Point is located in Greene County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Hancock, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam & Taliaferro.

Below are the counties that are near Union Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Point:

  • Greene County     (The home county of Union Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Point, with the one closest to Union Point listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Durham Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Woodville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Siloam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Daniel Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Greensboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Swaggy Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Point, with the one closest to Union Point listed first.
    • Chamberlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
    • Cedar Shoals Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
    • Winterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lexington Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
    • Riverside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
    • Athens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Point, with the one closest to Union Point listed first.
    • Gum Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Zebulon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
  • McDuffie County
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
  • Morgan County
  • Oconee County
  • Oglethorpe County
  • Putnam County
  • Taliaferro County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Point, with the one closest to Union Point listed first.
    • Barnett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cadley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Camak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mesena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Point, with the one closest to Union Point listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rayle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lundberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • New Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Washington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tignall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Point, see our County-by-County Page for Union Point.

Cemeteries Near Union Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Point.

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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Point, with the one closest to Union Point listed first.

  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wisteria Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Carleton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Broach Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • L H Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sims Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • McJunkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tuggle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (498 more) ...

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 Point had a population of 600 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Union Point had a population of 1,977 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Point, with the one closest to Union Point listed first.

  • Woodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Siloam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Robinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Robinson is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Greensboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bairdstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bairdstown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
  • Penfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Penfield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
  • Veazey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Veazey is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
  • Lyneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
  • Philomath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Philomath is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • White Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Crawfordville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Maxeys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Carey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carey is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
    • Ruth ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ruth is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Tyrone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Point.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Union Point ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Point.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Union Point. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Union Point and those printed in the larger area surrounding Union Point.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Union Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Point:

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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.