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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 Union High (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 Union High. 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 and doctors 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.

Union High is located in Navarro 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 Navarro County: Anderson, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hill & Limestone.

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

  • Navarro County     (The home county of Union High)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union High, with the one closest to Union High listed first.
    • Pursley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Purdon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dawson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Navarro Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
    • Spring Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Dresden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Oak Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Angus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Mustang
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Retreat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union High, with the one closest to Union High listed first.
    • Avalon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bardwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Italy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Falls County
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union High, with the one closest to Union High listed first.
    • Wortham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Streetman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Gin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
    • Winkler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Winkler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • Teague
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Freestone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union High, with the one closest to Union High listed first.
    • Hubbard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Calm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Irene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Penelope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mertens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brandon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bynum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Abbott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Chatt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union High, with the one closest to Union High listed first.
    • Tehuacana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coolidge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mexia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Frosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Prairie Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Watt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Watt is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
    • Fallon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Groesbeck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ben Hur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Lost Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union High, with the one closest to Union High listed first.
    • Mart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Axtell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Battle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Hallsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Leroy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Tours
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • West
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Union High ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union High.

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

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

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

  • Boardtree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardtree Cemetery
    • The Boardtree Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union High Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dover Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coolidge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Armour Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Armour Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Younger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Long Bottom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Union High in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union High.

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

  • Rodney
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rodney is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Pursley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pursley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
  • Tehuacana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Purdon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wortham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Richland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Hubbard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mexia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Dresden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dresden is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Drane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Drane is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Angus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Emmett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Emmett is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
    • Frosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa

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

Newspapers Published in Union High ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union High.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union High, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union High.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Union High:

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 Union High, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union High) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.