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Welcome to Union Point ...

Union Point is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Union Point: Union Pt.

Union Point is 950 feet [290 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: 816 & 975<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, Louisiana, Manitoba, Massachusetts, 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.

  • Kansas City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Overland Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kansas City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Olathe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
  • Independence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lee's Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Blue Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenexa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
  • Leawood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <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 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 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 Union Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Union Point post office opened in 1854. The Union Point post office closed in 1857.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Union Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. 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.
<5>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/