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History · Uniontown

Uniontown dates to 1867, and 45% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory. Below: 12 old photos and papers, maps from 1893 on, and the census since 1890.

1867founded
1on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
12old photos & papers
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Quick answers

How Uniontown began

When was Uniontown founded?

1867

Uniontown dates its founding to 1867 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 279 in 18902020 census: 389159 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1878.The full story ↓

What stands out about Uniontown’s past

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

Mapped building by building5 fire insurance maps, 1893 to 1930, drew every building in Uniontown.On the map since 19103 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1982. Watch Uniontown change.A town in postcards12 old photos, postcards and papers, 1893–1950.
★ What stands out · Every building

Uniontown, building by building, 1893–1930

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Uniontown fire insurance map, 1893, sheet 11893Sheet 1 of 1
Edition
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

On the map

Uniontown on the map, 1910 to 1982

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

Uniontown on the 1910 USGS mapUniontown on the 1964 USGS mapUniontown on the 1982 USGS map1910Pullman sheet · 1:125,000

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

By decade

Uniontown, decade by decade

5 decades in the archive, from the 1890s to the 1950s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s–1900s6 items
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Uniontown, Whitman County, Washington. LOC sanborn09354 0011893Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Uniontown, Whitman Co…MapSanborn Fire Insurance Map from Uniontown, Whitman County, Washington. LOC sanborn09354 0021896Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Uniontown, Whitman Co…MapSanborn Fire Insurance Map from Uniontown, Whitman County, Washington. LOC sanborn09354 0021896Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Uniontown, Whitman Co…MapSouvenir postcard of the dedication of the St. Boniface's church in Uniontown, Washington, 1905 - DPLA - 2a100b7911b48e…1905Souvenir postcard of the dedication of the St. Bonifa…PostcardSt. Boniface's church, Uniontown, Postcard, 19051905St. Boniface's church, Uniontown, Postcard, 1905PostcardSt Boniface Church, Uniontown, Postcard1906St Boniface Church, Uniontown, PostcardPostcard
1910s–1920s5 items
Main Street, Uniontown, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA - 856b475b2638af8c261b00ef41ecec3bc. 1910Main Street, Uniontown, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA…PostcardTime out for watermelon, Uniontown, WA, circa 19101910Time out for watermelon, Uniontown, WA, circa 1910St. Boniface Catholic Church, Uniontown, Washington, circa 1915 - DPLA - 5147bcf22ac2c3aea064aa2392d6f480c. 1915St. Boniface Catholic Church, Uniontown, Washington, …PostcardSt. Boniface's Church, Uniontown, Washington, circa 19201920St. Boniface's Church, Uniontown, Washington, circa 1…PostcardAerial Photo of Uniontown, Washington circa 19201920Aerial Photo of Uniontown, Washington circa 1920
1950s1 item
St. Boniface Catholic School, Uniontown, Washington, circa 19501950St. Boniface Catholic School, Uniontown, Washington, …
1960s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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The story

How Uniontown came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Uniontown.

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Uniontown was first settled in 1867 by Thomas Freeborn Montgomery, who had travelled west in order to escape the violence of the American Civil War in 1863. Montgomery filed for a homestead claim in 1874, and obtained a post office for Uniontown in 1878. Agreement could not be reached on a town name until the following year, when Joseph Cataldo, a Jesuit priest and missionary, suggested the name "Uniontown" after the similarly-named creek and flat nearby. Montgomery had a difficult personality, which led to numerous conflicts with Uniontown businessmen. As a result, several of these businesses relocated three miles north to the neighboring rival town of Colton. Despite this, Montgomery remained active in the real estate industry in Uniontown until his passing in 1883, which was allegedly the result of a dispute that turned deadly on December 8 of that year. Uniontown was incorporated in…

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Uniontown, 1867 to 1950

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1867
    FoundingUniontown is established
  3. 1878Post officeThe Uniontown post office opens
  4. 1893In the archiveSanborn Fire Insurance Map from Uniontown, Whitman County, Washington. LOC sanborn09354 0…
  5. 20th century
  6. 1905In the archiveSouvenir postcard of the dedication of the St. Boniface's church in Uniontown, Washington…
  7. 1910In the archiveMain Street, Uniontown, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA - 856b475b2638af8c261b00ef41ecec3b
  8. 1910On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1920In the archiveSt. Boniface's Church, Uniontown, Washington, circa 1920
  10. 1950In the archiveSt. Boniface Catholic School, Uniontown, Washington, circa 1950
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Souvenir postcard of the dedication of the St. Boniface's church in Uniontown, Washington, 1905 - DPLA - 2a100b7911b48e…
Retake this viewSouvenir postcard of the dedication of the St. Boniface's church in Uniontown, Washington, 1905 - DPLA - 2a100b7911b48e…, 1905

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Uniontown’s page.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Uniontown

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1994
St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory
St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Romanesque Revival1
St. Boniface Church, Convent and RectoryRomanesque Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Uniontown, census by census

01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 426

Between 242 and 426 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Uniontown’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Uniontown

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

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Jim MattisUnited States 26th Secretary of Defense · b. 1950
Bryan FullerAmerican screenwriter and television producer · b. 1969
John Kitzhaber35th and 37th governor of Oregon · b. 1947
Julie GibsonAmerican actress and singer · b. 1913
Yakima CanuttAmerican rodeo rider, actor and stuntman · b. 1895
Josh RitterAmerican musician · b. 1976
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Uniontown’s post office has been open since 1878.

Gone or out of use
Saint Bonaface Schoolschool

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

Help out

Finish Uniontown’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
4 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Questions about Uniontown’s history

What year was Uniontown founded?

In 1867, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Uniontown’s post office opened in 1878, and the census of 1890 counted 279 people here.

What is on the National Register in Uniontown?

One place: the St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory (listed 1994).

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (12), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.