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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 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 is located in Clark County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Columbia (OR), Multnomah (OR), Cowlitz & Skamania.

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:

  • Clark County     (The home county of Union)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Brush Prairie
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Five Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County
    • Homan
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Orchards
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Barberton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
      • Barberton is located in Clark County
    • Meadow Glade
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hockinson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockinson
      • Hockinson is located in Clark County
    • Walnut Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County
    • Mount Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Proebstel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proebstel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
      • Proebstel is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Proebstel
      • From Union to Proebstel
    • Salmon Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County
    • Battle Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cowlitz County
  • Skamania County
  • Clackamas County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Happy Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <1>
    • Damascus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
    • Sunnyside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County (OR)
    • Clackamas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackamas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackamas
      • Clackamas is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clackamas <1>
    • Johnson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Oak Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <1>
    • Oatfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County (OR)
    • Carver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Oswego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
      • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <1>
    • Boring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Columbia County (OR)
  • Multnomah County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Maywood Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Park
      • Maywood Park is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood Park <1>
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurelhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
    • Hazelwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Montavilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Russellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russellville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Russellville
      • From Union to Russellville
    • Wood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
      • Wood Village is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Village <1>
    • Troutdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
      • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <1>
    • Portland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Washington County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
    • Bethany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Slope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
      • West Slope is located in Washington County (OR)
    • Cedar Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <1>
    • Marlene Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlene Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County (OR)
    • Oak Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County (OR)
    • Raleigh Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockcreek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County (OR)
    • West Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Union
      • From Union to West Union
    • Beaverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <1>
    • Metzger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
      • Metzger is located in Washington County (OR)
    • Progress
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Progress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Washington County (OR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Progress
      • From Union to Progress

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Brush Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Finn Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finn Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salmon Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salmon Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dublin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dublin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dublin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...

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.<5>

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.

  • Brush Prairie
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hockinson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockinson
    • Hockinson is located in Clark County
  • Proebstel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proebstel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
    • Proebstel is located in Clark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Proebstel
    • From Union to Proebstel
  • Battle Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Vancouver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Clark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lewisville
    • From Union to Lewisville
  • Felida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Felida is located in Clark County
  • Fisher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fisher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Clark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fisher
    • From Union to Fisher
  • Fern Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • Sara is located in Clark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sara
    • From Union to Sara
  • Clarnie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarnie
    • Clarnie is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ridgefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Johns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • University Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Multnomah County (OR)

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 231 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. 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 begin 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:

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 Clark County: www.co.clark.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7080, Longitude: -122.5528    









 

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