Welcome to Port Union ...
So far, we found very little information about Port Union. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Port Union to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Union, please Contact Us.
Port Union would have been located within present day Union Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Union, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
A typical abbreviation for Port Union: Prt. Union
While the community is gone, the present day location for Port Union is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Port Union was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Port Union was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities Also Named Port Union ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Port Union - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio and Ontario (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Union.
Communities near Port Union ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Union.
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Bastrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Sterlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Collinston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Downsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
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 Port Union. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Union.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port 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 Port Union.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Union. See our Newspapers Page for Port Union.
Adding Port Union to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Union in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Port Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Port Union post office opened in 1880. The Port Union post office closed in 1882.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Union.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Port Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Union - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Port Union area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Port Union 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. |
| <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/ |