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Welcome to Unionville ...

The village of Unionville is located in Orange County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Unionville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Unionville has a population of 601 people<3> (see below for details).

Unionville is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Unionville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Unionville, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Unionville had an population of 601 people. This is a decrease of 1.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Unionville had a population of 612 people. This makes Unionville the county's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 612 people, the population of Unionville increased 14.18% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 536 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Unionville.

Communities Also Named Unionville ...

While we believe that this Unionville is located in Orange County, we know of another 7 New York communities named Unionville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albany, Kings, Ontario, Saint Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan and Westchester County.

Beyond New York, there are 56 communities that are also named Unionville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada (2), New Jersey (4), North Carolina, Ohio (6), Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Unionville ...

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

  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
  • Port Jervis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
  • Warwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Goshen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
    • Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <5>
  • Florida
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
    • Florida is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <5>
  • Matamoras
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <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 Unionville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Unionville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Unionville ...

Looking for more information about Unionville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Unionville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Unionville.

Adding Unionville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Unionville 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 for Unionville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Unionville post office opened in 1824.

We also found Unionville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Unionville.

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Unionville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Unionville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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