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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 hospitals and 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 Canadian County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Canadian County: Blaine, Caddo, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain & Oklahoma.

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:

  • Canadian 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.
    • Powers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • El Reno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mustang
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Yukon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Concho
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Calumet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Piedmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Okarche
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Blaine County
    • Geary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
    • Cogar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cogar is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogar
    • Gracemont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Binger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lookeba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Anadarko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sickles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sickles is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
    • Moore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Norman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Hall Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
    • Minco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuttle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocasset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bridge Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Amber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Verden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chickasha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tabler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Norge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • East Ninnekah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
    • Ninnekah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
    • Reeding
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
    • Kingfisher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Cashion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Altona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
    • Newcastle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanchard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cole
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Dibble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldsby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union City, with the one closest to Union City listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Bethany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Warr Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Capitol Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Oklahoma City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Nichols Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Valley Brook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Britton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Midway Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
    • Smith Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Del City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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.

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Union City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • El Reno Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Center View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mustang Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tuttle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300002 <2>
  • Yukon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (111 more) ...
    • Buena Vista Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frisco Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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.

  • El Reno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Calumet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Newcastle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Okarche
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Oklahoma City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Moore
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • Britton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • Geary
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Norman
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
  • Anadarko
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmond
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>

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 the Vicinity of 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 354 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Union City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Union City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Union City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Union City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.