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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 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 Titus 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 Titus County: Camp, Franklin, 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:

  • Titus 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.
    • Cookville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Miller's Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Winfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Talco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Dalby Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
    • Bassett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Simms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • De Kalb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Harvard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Pittsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Mound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Leesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Hughes Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marietta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bryans Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Avinger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Scroggins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Purley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Hagansport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Winnsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Saltillo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Weaver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Pickton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lamar County
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Omaha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cason
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Naples
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Rocky Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Daingerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Lone Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • Boxelder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
    • Cuthand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Avery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <1>
    • Bogata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Sherry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Annona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Halesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Clarksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • English
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • English is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Union, with the one closest to Old Union listed first.
    • LaFayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Ewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Piney Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Simpsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Bettie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Coffeeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Delrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • Ore City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
  • Wood County
    • Perryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville

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.

  • Evans Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Nevills Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Roundtree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Keith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Snodgrass Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Justiss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forrest Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrier Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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 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.

  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cookville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Argo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Argo is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Green Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Omaha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wilkinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilkinson is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
  • Monticello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Cason
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Macon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Daingerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Leesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dalby Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs

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 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. 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 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 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>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 Old 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.