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Welcome to Union ...

Union is located in Jones County<1>.

Union is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Union: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Union ...

While we believe that this Union is located in Jones County, we know of another 5 Mississippi communities named Union. Those communities are located in the following counties: Covington, Lee, Neshoba, Simpson and Smith County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 121 communities that are also named Union - they are located in Alabama (10), Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (3), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas (9), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Union ...

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

  • Hattiesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Petal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
  • Ellisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Richton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Soso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Seminary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ovett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ovett is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
  • Goodluck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Lux
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Union area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the 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.