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Welcome to Union Creek ...

Union Creek is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for Union Creek: Union Crk. (or less commonly used: Union Ck. or Union Cr.)

Union Creek is 3,320 feet [1,012 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Union Creek is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Union Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Union Creek: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Union Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Union Creek: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Douglas County.

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

Websites for Union Creek ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Communities near Union Creek ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Union Creek.

  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Diamond Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiller
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Trail
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte Falls
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
    • Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <4>
  • Fort Klamath
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Cove
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
    • Shady Cove is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Cove <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 Union Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Creek ...

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

Adding Union Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Union Creek post office opened in 1924.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Union Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Union Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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