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History · Union Township

44% of Union Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Union Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Union Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Union Township’s homes were built before 1953.
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The story

How Union Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Union Township.

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Union Township was established in 1874, being split off from Atlanta Township. What would become Union Township was first settled in March 1870 by C. S. Lindell. Galt Township, Mitchell Township, Wilson Township, and Rockville Township were all established from land that was part of Union Township. Part of Union Township was separated in the 1910s to form Odessa Township.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Union Township

Nobody well known was born in Union Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sandra MyersSpanish athletics competitor · b. 1961
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Bruce ConnerAmerican artist · b. 1933
Marcia RoddAmerican actor · b. 1938
Montee BallAmerican football player · b. 1990
C. Dean AnderssonAmerican writer · b. 2000
Jerry VasconcellsAmerican aviation pioneer · b. 1892
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Rellim Oil Fieldoilfield
1cemetery inside Union Township
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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.

Castle TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMitchell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRockville Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOdessa TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 Wikipedia 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.