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Welcome to Union Town ...

Union Town is located in Marion County<1>.

The pronunciation of Union Town: UN-yuhn<2>

Union Town is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Union Town lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Union Town, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Union Town: 618 & 730<4>

Communities near Union Town ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Union Town.

  • Mount Vernon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Flora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Odin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Odin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <5>
  • Wayne City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinmundy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bluford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cisne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Iuka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dix
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dix is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Union Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Town.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union Town. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Town.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Town. See our Newspapers Page for Union Town.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Town ...

Looking for more information about Union Town? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Union Town, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union Town.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Union Town. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Union Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Union Town area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.