Our Genealogy Helper
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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Hill is located in Upshur 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 Upshur County: Camp, Gregg, Marion, Morris, Smith & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Union Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Hill:
- Upshur County (The home county of Union Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Bettie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Delrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Ewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Simpsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Gilmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Rosewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Grice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Indian Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Harvard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Hughes Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Avinger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Scroggins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- East Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Warren City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Seven Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Gladewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarksville City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Teneryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Greggton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Liberty City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Longview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Morton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Harleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Noonday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pickton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sarber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Cason
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Daingerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Omaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Winona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Starrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Red Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Browning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Titus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miller's Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cookville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Pine Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Stout
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Hawkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Hainesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Forest Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Coke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Quitman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Union Hill.
Cemeteries Near Union Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Crossroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Rhonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3953 <3>
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
- The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374801 <3>
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Bolton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
- The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172448 <3>
- Smart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Union Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Bettie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Ewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Gilmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Grice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Pritchett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Coffeeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Diana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Hill.
Newspapers Published in Union Hill ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Union Hill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Hopkins County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Smith County
- Titus County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Hill) 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 Union Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |