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History · Union Township

Union Township dates to 1860, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

1860founded
0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
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How Union Township began

When was Union Township founded?

1860

Union Township dates its founding to 1860 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1869.

2020 census: 667166 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1869.
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Union Centre
1869–1893
Vevay
1883–1887
Vevay Park
1887–1922
Union Center
1893–1903
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Maple PointUnion CenterVevay Park
Gone or out of use
Clear Creek SchoolschoolFairview SchoolschoolHaddock SchoolschoolJack Oak SchoolschoolLacey SchoolschoolLefever SchoolschoolLockwain SchoolschoolLong Point ChurchchurchMcMillan SchoolschoolPleasant Valley ChurchchurchPlum Grove SchoolschoolReed SchoolschoolWeaver SchoolschoolYanaway Schoolschool
9cemeteries and burying grounds inside Union Township
BellDeckerGarrettJack OakLong PointMacedoniaNealNeboUnion

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cottonwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHutton Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreenup Township1 historic placeACrooked Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCasey TownshipIts storyBCaseyIts storyBParker TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSumpter Township2 historic placesA−

Questions about Union Township’s history

What year was Union Township founded?

In 1860, according to Wikidata. Union Township’s post office opened in 1869.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.