Welcome to Union Hill ...

Union Hill is primarily located in Scott County<1>. A portion of Union Hill extends into Le Sueur County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Union Hill is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Union Hill lies within the (952) area code.

Communities Also Named Union Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Union Hill - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (4), California (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (8), Texas (7) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Union Hill ...

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

• Shakopee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
  • Shakopee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <4>
• Prior Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
  • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <4>
• Chaska
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaska
  • Chaska is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaska <4>
• New Prague
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prague
  • New Prague is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Prague <4>
• Belle Plaine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <4>
• Jordan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <4>
• Carver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  • Carver is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <4>
• Elko New Market
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
  • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
• Lonsdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <4>
• Le Sueur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sueur
  • Le Sueur is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Sueur <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Hill ...

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

Adding Union Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Hill 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 Union Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Union Hill post office opened in 1876.

We also found Union Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/