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History · Union Level

Union Level’s post office opened in 1826

Most of Union Level was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1968 on.

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How Union Level began

When was Union Level founded?

1826

The Union Level post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 161200 years
Founding year: the first Union Level post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Union Level’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 Level are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1826: 200 years of Union Level.
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The story so far

Union Level, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Union Level yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Union Level is a census-designated place in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Union Level had a population of 161.

Its first post office opened in 1826. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 188 to 161 (-14%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Union Level on the map, 1968 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Union Level. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Union Level on the 1968 USGS mapUnion Level on the 1981 USGS map1968South Hill sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Union Level.

Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Union Level’s post office has been open since 1826.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Busy Bee Corner
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Union Level’s history

What year was Union Level founded?

The Union Level post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.