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Welcome to Unity ...

Unity is located in Scotland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Unity, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Unity is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Unity: 660

Communities Also Named Unity ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Unity: This one is located in Scotland County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 36 communities that are also named Unity - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Unity ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Unity ...

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

Adding Unity to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Unity 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 Unity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Unity post office opened in 1857. The Unity post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Unity.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Scotland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Unity - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/