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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 Center (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 Center. 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.

Name Variations for Union Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Union Center: Union Ctr. (or less commonly used: Union Cen., Union Cent. or Union Cntr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Center.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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 Center is located in Juneau County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Juneau County: Adams, Columbia, Jackson, Monroe, Sauk, Vernon & Wood.

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

  • Juneau County     (The home county of Union Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
    • Wonewoc
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Elroy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Elroy is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Mauston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mauston is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
    • Hustler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Lisbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lemonweir
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Douglas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyndon Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Necedah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Adams County
  • Columbia County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
    • Kendall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kendall is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Clifton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Oil City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Oil City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oakdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Norwalk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shennington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wyeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Tomah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tomah is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
    • Tunnel City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
    • Cashton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cashton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
    • Melvina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Richland County
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
    • La Valle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ironton is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Lime Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Reedsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
    • Sandusky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Loganville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Lake Delton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • North Freedom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Leland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Baraboo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
    • Baraboo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trippville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Tabor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Ontario
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ontario is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
    • La Farge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Newry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Readstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Westby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Union Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Center.

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 Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Union Center had a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Union Center had a population of 193 people.

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

  • Hillsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elroy is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Valton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Valton is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valton
  • Trippville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • La Valle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Mount Tabor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cazenovia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ironton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironton is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Mauston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mauston is located in Juneau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Yuba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Yuba is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Henrietta ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Henrietta is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Union Center ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Center, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Center:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.