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 Paulding 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 Paulding County: Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson & Polk.
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:
- Paulding County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hanlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Forrister
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Hiram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Country Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Indian Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stilesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Euharlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Allatoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Bartow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Emerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Rodgers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Driskolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Temple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowdon Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Gibson Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Payne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Motes Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Tyson Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Kingridge West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Powder Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Macland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Austell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Furniture City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Calumet Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Shiloh West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Mableton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kennesaw Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Coweta County
- Sargent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Villa Rica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Douglasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Lakeland Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Tyree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Lithia Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Blair Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Brice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Wax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Silver Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Atlanta Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Robealou Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Rico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Chattahoochee Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Corn Creek Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Tell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Pontevedra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Carlton Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Felton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Budapest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Rockmart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aragon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Cedartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cherokee County (AL)
- Tecumseh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Muscadine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Fruithurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Ranburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Draketown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Oak Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (588 more) ...
- Pine Log Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell B Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Draketown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Draketown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Rollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Temple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pumpkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
- Villa Rica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- McPherson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McPherson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Winston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Remus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remus is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockmart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Ore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Ore is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ore
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 17 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Paulding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |