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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 Old 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 Old 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Old Union is located in Bowie County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bowie County: Little River (AR), Miller (AR), McCurtain (OK), Cass, Morris & Red River.

Below are the counties that are near Old Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Union:

  • Bowie County     (The home county of Old Union)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Carbondale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
    • Simms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <2>
    • Bassett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
    • Maud
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <2>
    • New Boston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Redwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <2>
    • Dalby Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
    • Hooks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • De Kalb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Victory City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
      • Victory City is located in Bowie County
    • Leary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Redbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
      • Redbank is located in Bowie County
    • Nash
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Bryans Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
    • Marietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <2>
    • Douglassville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Domino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
      • Domino is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Queen City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
      • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <2>
    • Bivins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bivins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins
      • Bivins is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivins <2>
    • Bloomburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
      • Bloomburg is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <2>
    • Avinger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
      • Avinger is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <2>
    • Huffins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
    • Kildare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Naples
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
    • Omaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
    • Rocky Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Daingerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cason
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
    • Lone Star
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Avery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <2>
    • Boxelder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxelder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Annona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • English
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Red River County
  • Titus County
    • Cookville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
      • Cookville is located in Titus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <2>
  • Little River County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Foreman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
      • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <2>
    • Ogden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Ashdown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
      • Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <2>
  • Miller County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Texarkana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
      • Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Union, see our County-by-County Page for Old Union.

Newspapers Published in Old 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Union.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Union, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old 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 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 Old Union:

Cemeteries Near Old Union ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.

  • Old Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
  • Irby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irby Cemetery
  • Berry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
  • Mt. Obie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
  • Hays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barfield Cemetery
  • McWright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWright Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Rea Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rea Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rea Hill Cemetery
  • Morris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Bell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Powell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Collon Plot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collon Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collon Plot

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.<5>

While we didn't find Old Union in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Union.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.

  • Simms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Simms is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <2>
  • Corley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Corley is located in Bowie County
  • Bassett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Bassett is located in Bowie County
  • Bryans Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Bowie County
  • New Boston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Malta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Bowie County
  • Whaley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Whaley is located in Bowie County
  • Marietta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <2>
  • Cusseta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
    • Cusseta is located in Cass County
  • Douglassville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dalby Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
    • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hooks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • De Kalb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Union.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Union. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3398, Longitude: -94.4658       In this case, the coordinates for Old Union have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Old Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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