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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Marion 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 Marion County: Chattahoochee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor & Webster.
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:
- Marion County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Glen Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Juniper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Draneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Ida Vesper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Cusseta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Central Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Ochillee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Fort Benning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Ellerslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cataula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macon County
- Ideal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Upatoi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branton Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Baker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Sunset Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- East Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Wynnton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Hilton Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Glenns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Lincoln Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- La Crosse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Louvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Omaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
- Americus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thalean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Box Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talbotton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Belleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Prattsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Mauk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Rupert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leveretts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Lee County (AL)
- Smith's Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Fontaine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Fort Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oswichee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Holy Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Phenix City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Ladonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Cottonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Jernigan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
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.
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pickett - Shipley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh - Marion Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.
- Glen Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Zellobee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zellobee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellobee
- Ida Vesper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Brantley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brantley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Manta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manta is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manta
- Pineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pineville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Cusseta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Renfroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Renfroe is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Eelbeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eelbeck is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eelbeck
- Hoggs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hoggs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Doyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
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 15 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 19 miles [30.6 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 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:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Harris County
- Macon County
- Muscogee County
- Schley County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Webster County
- Lee County
- Russell 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' (or 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) 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. |