Welcome to Little Union ...
Little Union is located in Marion County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Union, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Little Union is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Little Union lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Little Union: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Little Union ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Union.
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
- Hannibal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Hannibal is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
- Monroe City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
- Lewistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
- Ewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <4>
- Rensselaer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hunnewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <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 Little Union. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Union.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little 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 Little Union.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Union. See our Newspapers Page for Little Union.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Union ...
Looking for more information about Little Union? 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 Little Union, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Union.
Adding Little Union to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little 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 for Little Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Little Union post office opened in 1876.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Union.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Union. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Union - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Little Union area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Little Union 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |