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 Unionville (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 Unionville. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Unionville is located in Union County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Chesterfield (SC) & Lancaster (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Unionville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unionville:
- Union County (The home county of Unionville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemby Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Wingate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Rock Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Indian Trail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stallings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marshville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Peachland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Polkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sugar Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Roper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wadesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Cannon Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Rimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Fisher Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Gaston County
- Brown Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Mint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Matthews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weddington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Chantilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biddleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Montgomery County
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Richmond County
- Mangum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Rowan County
- Kannapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Stanfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Lambert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cedar Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Millingport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Albemarle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Pageland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Mount Croghan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Cox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Camp Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Van Wyck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Springdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Primus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Caskey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Fort Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Lesslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Roddey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- India Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Tega Cay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Wylie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Unionville, see our County-by-County Page for Unionville.
Cemeteries Near Unionville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unionville.
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 Unionville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unionville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Presson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bentons Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crook Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ritch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Secrest Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Suncrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wingate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Unionville had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Unionville had a population of 7,344 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stouts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stouts is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Rock Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Indian Trail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Burdett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Matthews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Pioneer Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Altan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Unionville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unionville.
Newspapers Published in Unionville ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unionville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unionville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unionville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Unionville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Gaston County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Chesterfield County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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 Unionville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Unionville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |