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 Free 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 Free 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 doctors and 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.
Free Union is located in Webster County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Free Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Free Union:
- Webster County (The home county of Free Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lisman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Vanderburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Wheatcroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- West Wheatcroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <2>
- Poole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Poole is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poole <2>
- Blackford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Slaughters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sebree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Sebree is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <2>
- Onton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Creswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Lewistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <2>
- Crider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Piney Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Crayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Tolu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Curdsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- West Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Louisville
- West Louisville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Louisville <2>
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Corydon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <2>
- Robards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Robards is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <2>
- Smith Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Baskett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Spottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Manitou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Hanson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Hanson is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <2>
- Vandetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Fiddle Bow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <2>
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jewel City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Earlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
- Earlington is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <2>
- Dawson Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
- Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <2>
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Beech Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Beech Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <2>
- Lemon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Elba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Rumsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
- Sacramento
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Sacramento is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <2>
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Muhlenberg County
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Breckinridge Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckinridge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
- Flournoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Morganfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
- Morganfield is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganfield <2>
- Sturgis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
- Grangertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Hitesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Dekoven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Raleigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <2>
- Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Junction is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction <2>
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Saline Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Cave-In-Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave-In-Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Rock Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Posey County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <2>
- Caborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Free Union, see our County-by-County Page for Free Union.
Newspapers Published in Free 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Free Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Free Union, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Free Union.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Free Union:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crittenden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hopkins County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McLean County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Muhlenberg County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gallatin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hardin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Posey County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caldwell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Webster County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Webster County
Cemeteries Near Free Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Free 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Free Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Lynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Lisman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisman Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooney Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards Cemetery
- Harnion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harnion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harnion Cemetery
- Caton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caton Cemetery
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Frazer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazer Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Fredrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredrick Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Free Union had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Free Union, with the one closest to Free Union listed first.
- Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lisman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <2>
- Tilden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hearin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Vanderburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Wanamaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <2>
- Boxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cullen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Veazey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blackford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blackford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Free Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Free Union.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Free Union. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Free Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Free Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5246, Longitude: -87.7512 In this case, the coordinates for Free Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Free Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |