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Welcome to Union Church ...

Union Church is primarily located in Milwaukee County<1>. A portion of Union Church extends into Racine County and Waukesha County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Church, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Union Church is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Union Church lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Union Church ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Union Church - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Church.

Communities near Union Church ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Union Church.

  • Milwaukee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Racine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukesha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Allis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wauwatosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauwatosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
    • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
  • New Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brookfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oak Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people

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 Church. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Church.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Union Church. 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 Church.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Church. See our Newspapers Page for Union Church.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Church ...

Looking for more information about Union Church? 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 Church, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union Church.

Adding Union Church to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Church 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 Church was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union Church.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Milwaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Union Church - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.