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Welcome to Union Crossing ...

Union Crossing is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Union Crossing is located in Houston County<1>.


The location of Union Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Union Crossing: Union Xing.

Union Crossing is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Union Crossing: (936)

Communities Also Named Union Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Union Crossing - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Union Crossing ...

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

  • Palestine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crockett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
    • Crockett is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
  • Grapeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elkhart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Latexo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mound City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
  • Refuge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
  • Slocum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Slocum is located in Anderson County
  • Alderbranch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
  • Belott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Belott is located in Houston County

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 Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union Crossing. 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 Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Union Crossing? 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 Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union Crossing.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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