Do you know of Union ???

When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer - that's the case with Union.

This entry has been created as a placeholder - we hope to develop more information in the future.

This entry could be in error. It might be that our source had a mis-print, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. We hope to learn more about Union in the future.

We found mention of Union as a post office, but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Broome County, New York.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Communities Also Named Union ...

While we believe that this Union is located in Broome County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Union. Those communities are located in the following counties: Madison and Rockland County.

Beyond New York, 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 Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, 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).

Adding Union to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union in the FIPS-55 file.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Union was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Union in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Union ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Union:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Union - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Union.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 36/76045   (Place Name: Union)

County: Broome     (FIPS State/County: 36/007)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Union) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.