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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Roane County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Roane County: Anderson, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan & Rhea.
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:
- Roane County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Kries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Bradbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Dyllis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Laddie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Cave Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Bazel Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Midtown Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Scarboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Leinarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Peak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Kiser
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- McMullens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Friendsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Binfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Brick Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Alcoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairway Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Maryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Shea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Silica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Pine Crest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Center Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crab Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Farragut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Virtue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Boyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Volunteer Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Oak Grove Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Karns
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Hunting Hills West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hills West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills West
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,970 people
- Middlebrook Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Middlebrook Acres is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 593 people
- Kingston Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Sharp Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Lenoir City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Luttrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Greenback
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Prigmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Niota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Surprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Sweetwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vonore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coalfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Tupper Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Deermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Petros
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Wartburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Roddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Hembree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Smoky Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Hughett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Glenmary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Norma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
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.
- Pauper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crowder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gallaher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Welcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ladd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1043 more) ...
- Kingston Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ladd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
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.
- Kries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- DeArmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Cave Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Oral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oral is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Scandlyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eaton Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
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 45 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 12 miles [19.3 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 start with 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Rhea County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |