Welcome to West Union ...

West Union is located in Steuben County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Union, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for West Union: W. Union

West Union is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of West Union is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named West Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named West Union - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near West Union ...

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

• Hornell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Wellsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Alfred
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Canisteo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <4>
• Westfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Andover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Belmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• North Hornell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
  • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
• Knoxville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Ulysses
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Union ...

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

Adding West Union to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 for West Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Union post office opened in 1847.

We also found West Union in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

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