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Welcome to Union Star ...

Union Star is located in Breckinridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Star, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

Union Star is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Union Star (for example, toward Ekron), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Union Star: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Union Star: 40171<4>

Communities Also Named Union Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Union Star - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Star.

Communities near Union Star ...

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

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 Star. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Star.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union Star. 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 Star.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Star ...

Looking for more information about Union Star? 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 Star, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union Star.

Adding Union Star to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Star 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 (so far) for Union Star was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Union Star post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union Star.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Breckinridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union Star - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Union Star area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Union Star area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Union Star). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Union Star or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/