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Welcome to Union Point ...

Union Point is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Union Point: Union Pt.

Union Point is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Union Point: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Union Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Union Point - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina and Oregon.

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

Communities near Union Point ...

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

  • Simmesport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bougere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
  • Fairview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Acme
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Armagh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
  • Monterey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Angola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bordelonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Legonier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
  • Parhams
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Point ...

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

Adding Union Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Point 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 Point was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union Point - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Union Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Union Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.