Welcome to Amenia Union ...

Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amenia Union, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

Amenia Union is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Amenia Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Amenia Union - it's located in Connecticut.

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

Communities near Amenia Union ...

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

• New Milford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
• Sherman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
• Salisbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
• Bethlehem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
• North Canaan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Canaan
  • From Amenia Union to North Canaan
• Goshen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Goshen is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
• Kent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
• Sharon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Morris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morris is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amenia Union ...

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

Adding Amenia Union to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amenia 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 we've found (so far) for Amenia Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Amenia Union post office opened in 1823. The Amenia Union post office closed in 1917.

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