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 southwest 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 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 is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
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:
- Warren County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- McMinnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Gath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Fall City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Dibrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Daylight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Brockdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Gassaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burgen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Hollow Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Bradyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Auburntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Naola ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Winton Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Forest Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- New Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Royal Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Gossburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Beechgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Todd Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gruetli - Laager
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gruetli
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Palmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Marion County
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Burton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Ditty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Boma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Huntland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Southtown Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Baxter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Readyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Sequatchie County
- Dunlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Laurelburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Chalybeate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sweetgum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Quebeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Doyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Drop ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cherry Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Cottage Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
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.
- New Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mud Creek Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shellsford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in McMinnville.
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16038 <2>
- Leesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higgenbottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chasteen / Chastain Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brick House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (594 more) ...
- Garmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- The Faulkner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pike Hill Cemetery
- Old McMinnville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 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.
- Shellsford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Rowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Jessie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- McMinnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Goodbars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Safley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Laurelburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Gath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Yager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yager is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rock Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irving College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
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 26 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Wilson 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> | 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, 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' 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'. |