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 (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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Floyd County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd County: Carroll, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski & Roanoke.
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:
- Floyd County (The home county of Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Floyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Sowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Pizarro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Simpsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Pike City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Dugspur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Hillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Cana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Shorts Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Lambsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Ferrum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Prilliman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Algoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Barfoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Galax City
- Galax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Low Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Fries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Bassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stanleytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Preston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fieldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Horse Pasture
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Villa Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Childress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Pilot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Riner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Christiansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Houchins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Alleghany Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Ellett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Merrimac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Meadows of Dan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Carters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stuart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Patrick Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Critz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Snowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Mack Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Draper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Fairlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Dublin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Hilton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Parrott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Sunset Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- Bent Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Austinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Fort Chiswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Ivanhoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Max Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Oak Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Vade Mecum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Sandy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Amostown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Danbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Mount Herman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sheltontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Toast
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Red Brush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Round Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
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.
- Shelor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- James Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Dan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conners View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tate Goad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kemp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (736 more) ...
- Branscome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall - Mabry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
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.
- Meadows of Dan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Vesta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dugspur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Haycock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Buffalo Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
- Gladesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Charity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dobyns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Elamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Carters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
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 24 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. 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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Wythe County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |