Welcome to Free Union ...
Free Union is located in Webster County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Free Union, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Free Union, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Free Union is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Free Union lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Free Union is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.
Communities Also Named Free Union ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Free Union - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Free Union.
Communities near Free Union ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Free Union.
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <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 Free Union. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Free Union.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Free Union. 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 Free Union.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Free Union. See our Newspapers Page for Free Union.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Free Union ...
Looking for more information about Free Union? 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 Free Union, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Free Union.
Adding Free Union to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Free Union in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Free Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Free Union post office opened in 1877.
We also found Free Union in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Free Union - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |