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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Dade 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 Dade County: DeKalb (AL), Jackson (AL), Walker, Hamilton (TN) & Marion (TN).
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:
- Dade County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cole City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Fort Oglethorpe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newnan Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Boynton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Dafron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Indian Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Poplar Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Graysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Cloudland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berryton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Cassandra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Moons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chickamauga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fantasy Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Lookout Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Tunnel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Face
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Cartersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Kaolin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Mentone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bankhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Hammondville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henagar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Eliza
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Franklin County (TN)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tiftonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Lake Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Milbro Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Valley Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Chattanooga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- East Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Midvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Ridgeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Whiteside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Richard City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Orme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Comfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sequatchie County (TN)
- Cartwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
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.
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Hills Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Countess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (552 more) ...
- Payne Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Union in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Fawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ascalon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ascalon is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- New England
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New England is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Higdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cole City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Cassandra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Cooper Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper Heights is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Heights
- Henrys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henrys is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Gerber ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gerber is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
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 19 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. 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 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 Georgia
- Pages specific to Dade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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. |