Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Union City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Union City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Union City is located in Darke County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Union City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union City:
- Darke County (The home county of Union City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Coletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Lightsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Ansonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Rossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Hollansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Minster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Burkettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Recovery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Coldwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Montezuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Skeels Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Celina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Polo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- West Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Laura
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Piqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Phillipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Eldorado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Russia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Laramie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Filburns Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Hardin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lockington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Adams County (IN)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Ridertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Delaware County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Granville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Liberty Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eaton is located in Delaware County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <1>
- Henry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Blountsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Millville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Boundary City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Redkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pony
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haysville Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Spartanburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rural
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Arba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Bloomingport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Whitewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Economy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Spring Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Greens Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union City, see our County-by-County Page for Union City.
Cemeteries Near Union City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union City.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Union City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Union City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brick Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McFarland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shockney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raper Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Teegarden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Teagarden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Union City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hill Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Elroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Cosmos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cosmos is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
- Bartonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonia
- Woodington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodington is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
- Mount Heron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Lightsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Ansonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Spartanburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- New Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union City.
Newspapers Published in Union City ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union City, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Union City:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Union City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |