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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 (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. 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.

Union is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.

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

  • Hopkins County     (The home county of Union)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Tazewell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Rockdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Divide
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Como
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
    • Sulphur Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bonanza
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brashear
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Pickton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Miller Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Palestine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Weaver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Ridgeway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Camp County
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Klondike
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Charleston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Cooper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Needmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Enloe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Winnsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Purley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Scroggins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagansport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Lone Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Campbell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Commerce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • West Tawakoni
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Neylandville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Yowell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Weiland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Jardin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Fairlie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • South Sulphur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Boles Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Hawk Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Taylor Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Cunningham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Emory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Tawakoni
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Flats
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flats is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
    • Hooker Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
  • Smith County
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Miller's Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Upshur County
    • Piney Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Grand Saline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fruitvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Yantis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gunter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Coke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Alba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Cartwright
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Quitman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Stout
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Hainesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Mineola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pine Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Perryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville

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

Cemeteries Near Union ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Union - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Melton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Restlawn Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Seymore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shooks Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gamblin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ishmeal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yantis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Burke - Yandell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Slatter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur Springs City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Deaton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Tazewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Reilly Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
  • Divide
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Divide is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Yantis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Como
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
  • Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Black Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Coke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coke is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Pickton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Miller Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
  • Emory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Weaver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Ridgeway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Dike
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.