Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Union came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Union in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Union. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Union data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Union:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Union was listed as Union Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Union is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Union in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Union for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Union. See our Misc Page for Union for more information.