Welcome to Union ...
Union is located on the South Texas Plains.
Union is located in Wilson County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Union, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Union, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Union is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Union lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Union lies within the (830) area code.
Communities Also Named Union ...
While we believe that this Union is located in Wilson County, we know of another 8 Texas communities named Union. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brazos, Dawson, Franklin, Hopkins, Lubbock, San Augustine, Scurry and Terry County.
Beyond Texas, there are 121 communities that are also named Union - they are located in Alabama (10), Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (3), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (6), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union.
Communities near Union ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Union.
- Seguin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
- Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <4>
- Nixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <4>
- Stockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Stockdale is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <4>
- La Vernia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vernia
- La Vernia is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vernia <4>
- New Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Smiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Smiley is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiley <4>
- Caddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Caddo is located in Wilson County
- Dewville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Nockenut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pandora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Pandora is located in Wilson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pandora <4>
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Union. See our Newspapers Page for Union.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union ...
Looking for more information about Union? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union.
Adding Union to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Union in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Union was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Union post office opened in 1883.
We also found Union in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Union.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union. 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 Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union - 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |