Welcome to Union Hall ...
Union Hall is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Hall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
Union Hall is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Union Hall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Union Hall: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Union Hall ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Union Hall - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi (2) and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Hall.
Communities near Union Hall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Union Hall.
- Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gretna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boones Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felicia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- North Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Penhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Laprades Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin 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 Hall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Hall.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union Hall. 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 Hall.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Hall. See our Newspapers Page for Union Hall.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Hall ...
Looking for more information about Union Hall? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Union Hall, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Union Hall.
Adding Union Hall to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Union Hall in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Union Hall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Union Hall post office opened in 1826.
We also found Union Hall in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Union Hall.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union Hall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Union Hall area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Union Hall area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |