On its age, its old homes and the National Register, South Union Township is more historic than 75% of U.S. towns, #397 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of South Union Township’s overall grade.
Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so South Union Township’s 4.7 sits above most of its state (66% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 5 historic buildings outnumber those of 70% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.6 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about South Union Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Brownfield
1887–today
Uledi
1902–today
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BrownfieldClayfordContinental Number 2HatfieldHopwoodHutchinsonLeithMeadowbrookSouth UniontownUledi
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside South Union Township
Fayette County Cemetery - OldMountain View Memorial ParkOak GroveOak Lawn
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
South Union Township on the map, 1900 to 1973
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Union Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1900Uniontown sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of South Union Township.
Union Township was created in 1783, one of Fayette County's original townships. The borough of Uniontown was taken from it in 1796, and a part of Wharton Township was added to it in 1802. In 1851, Union Township was split along the National Road into North Union and South Union townships.
The Hopwood-Miller Tavern, Thomas Gaddis Homestead, Morris-Hair Tavern, Monroe Tavern, and Summit Hotel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
South Union Township is more historic than 75% of U.S. towns, #397 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in South Union Township?
4 listings: 4 buildings, among them the Thomas Gaddis Homestead (listed 1974, the first). 5 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in South Union Township?
16% of South Union Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1967.
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).
From the Library of Congress (1), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (4), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.
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