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 (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. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 is located in Lancaster County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Truce
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Herrville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herrville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
- New Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Refton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Refton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refton
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mount Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Willow Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Conestoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colemanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lampeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Danville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Danville
- Mechanic Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Adamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Joanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- New Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Kenneys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Plowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Angelica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Beckersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Mohnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Freemanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Geigertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Atglen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lenover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Barnsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Compass
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Chrome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Dauphin County
- Bachmanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Burd Coleman Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Johnstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Miners Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Lawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Cornwall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Quentin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Schaefferstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Stricklerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Fontana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Slab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Goram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Airville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Castle Fin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Susquehanna Trails
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- New Bridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bryansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Craley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- York Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- North Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Maryland Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stablersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Parkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Monkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rowlandsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Calvert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Rock Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Winchester Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Street
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Poole
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Chestnut Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Federal Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union, see our County-by-County Page for Union.
Cemeteries Near Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conestoga UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Conestoga.
- The Conestoga UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conestoga Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264305 <2>
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drumore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conestoga Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lancaster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44619 <2>
- Riverview Burial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
- The Riverview Burial Park has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1542536 <2>
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Union in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Rawlinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rawlinsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinsville
- Truce
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Smithville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Herrville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herrville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
- Mount Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Baumgardner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baumgardner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumgardner
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- New Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Refton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Refton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refton
- West Willow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Willow is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Willow
- Camargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Lime Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Conestoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colemanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union.
Newspapers Published in Union ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |