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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Old Union is located in Limestone County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

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:

  • Limestone 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.
    • Lost Prairie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Farrar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Personville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Thornton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Groesbeck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fallon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Kosse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
    • Mexia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <1>
    • Ben Hur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Frosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Kirk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Tehuacana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Coolidge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Stranger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Otto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • McClanahan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Reagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highbank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Marlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Donie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Freestone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Teague
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
    • Cotton Gin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dew
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Lanely
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Kirvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wortham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Newby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Marquez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Flynn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wealthy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Mart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
    • Battle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Riesel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Seale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Bald Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Bremond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Owensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • New Baden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hammond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond

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

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 Old Union - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Cox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Potter Shop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenamon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Masters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Capps Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sansom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • King Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Jewett.
      • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hope Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203994 <3>
    • Pippin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Phifer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 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.

  • Oletha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
  • Seale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Farrar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Personville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Thornton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Groesbeck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Headsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Headsville is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
  • Prairie Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Bald Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
  • Kosse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <1>
  • Marquez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Luna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Luna is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jewett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Horn Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
    • Petteway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Petteway is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteway

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.

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 49 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]<2>. 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 first visit 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:

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>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- Old Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Old Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.