Welcome to Union Church ...

Union Church is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Union Church has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Church, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Union Church is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Union Church: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Union Church ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Union Church - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Union Church ...

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

• Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Bude
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
  • Bude is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <5>
• Meadville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
• Caseyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
• Eddiceton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
  • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
• McCall Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Creek
  • McCall Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall Creek <5>
• Bowerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
  • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
• Red Lick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
• Harriston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Harriston is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <5>
• Cobbs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
  • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Church ...

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

Adding Union Church to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Church 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 Church was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Union Church post office opened in 1842.

We also found Union Church in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/