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Welcome to Unionville ...

Unionville is located in Norfolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Unionville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Unionville is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Unionville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Unionville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Unionville: This one is located in Norfolk County and the other is located in Worcester County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 56 communities that are also named Unionville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada (2), New Jersey (4), New York (8), North Carolina, Ohio (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Unionville ...

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

  • Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Framingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Pawtucket
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • East Providence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Marlborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
  • Natick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Natick is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
  • Cumberland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • North Providence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • North Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Unionville ...

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

Adding Unionville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Unionville 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 Unionville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Unionville post office opened in 1886. The Unionville post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Unionville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Unionville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/