Welcome to Union ...

Union is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

Union is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Union lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Union lies within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Mississippi (6), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, 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.

• Rochester
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the south of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rochester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester<5>
• Sanford
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sanford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford<5>
• Somersworth
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth<5>
• Barrington
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Barrington lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the south of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,231 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Barrington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington<5>
• Waterboro
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
  • Waterboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Waterboro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro<5>
• Berwick
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,996 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick<5>
• Gilford
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Gilford lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the west of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Gilford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford<5>
• Farmington
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the south of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Farmington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington<5>
• Wolfeboro
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wolfeboro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro<5>
• Lebanon
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southeast of Union.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lebanon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon<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 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.

Adding Union to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union 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 that we've found for Union was the List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> From that list, the Union post office opened in 1840.

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

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Union.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/