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Welcome to Union Center ...

Union Center is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Union Center is located in Eastland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Union Center: Union Ctr. (or less commonly used: Union Cen., Union Cent. or Union Cntr.)

Union Center is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Union Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Union Center: 254

Communities Also Named Union Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Union Center - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Center.

Communities near Union Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Union Center.

  • Eastland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cisco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
  • Gorman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cross Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rising Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Putnam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Okra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Mangum ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Union Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Center. See our Newspapers Page for Union Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Center ...

Looking for more information about Union Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Union Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Eastland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.