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Welcome to Mount Union ...

Mount Union is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Union: Mt. Union

Mount Union is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Union: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Union ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Mount Union: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Huntingdon County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 12 communities that are also named Mount Union - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Union ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shippensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmitsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mont Alto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Union ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Union - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Union area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Union 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.