Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Union (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Union. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Union ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Union was referred to as Union Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Union is located in Franklin County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union:
- Franklin County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Gildehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Fourmile Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Jeffriesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jeffriesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffriesburg
- Villa Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Clover Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Parkway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Labadie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anaconda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- West Sullivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Saint Cloud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Bourbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Argo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Leasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Scotia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Rosebud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Little Berger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Bem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Owensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hermann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Lake Tekakwitha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Grubville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Oermann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Dittmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Cedar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morse Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Byrnes Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- House Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fletcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Ware
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Defiance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Melle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Foristell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wentzville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Saint Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Allenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Wildwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yeatman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Grover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Gumbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Village of Three Creeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Dutzow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marthasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Treloar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Truesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Wright City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Richwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Aptus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union, see our County-by-County Page for Union.
Cemeteries Near Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Union - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Midlawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fees Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ekey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mound Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Jordans Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wildey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Union had a population of 610 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Union had a population of 12,094 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Krakow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Krakow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Jeffriesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jeffriesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffriesburg
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Villa Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neier is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neier
- South Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- Clover Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Boles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Robertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Labadie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gray Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Union ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Union. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Union and those printed in the larger area surrounding Union.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Union.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Union:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |