Welcome to Fort Union ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Union. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Union to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Union, please Contact Us.
Fort Union would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Union, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Union: Ft. Union
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Union is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Union was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Fort Union and travel south, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Fort Union was located: 406
Communities Also Named Fort Union ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Union - they are located in Florida and Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Union.
Communities near Fort Union ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Union.
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
- Bainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
- Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <5>
- Dore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
- Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Harding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Williams County (ND)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <5>
- Charbonneau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
- Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Sidney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
- McCabe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe
- McCabe is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCabe <5>
- Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in McKenzie County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <5>
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 Fort Union. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Union.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Union.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Union. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Union.
Adding Fort Union to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Union 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 for Fort Union was on a map titled Map of Montana (from Hixson Map&$160;Co, 1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Union.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fort Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Union - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |