Union County, North Carolina
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United States 
North Carolina Union County
Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Union County was established in 1842 from parts of Mecklenburg and Anson counties, and named "Union" as a compromise to settle a dispute between local Whigs and Democrats over whether the new county should be named "Clay" or "Jackson." Both of those names were subsequently used for new counties in the extreme southwestern part of the state.
Mecklenburg County and the large city of Charlotte are to the northwest. Charlotte's suburban areas include areas of Union County.
Anson County was one of the largest counties in NC at one time, and its territory covered the southwest quadrant of the state.
Monroe is the county seat for Union County. Other cities and towns are: Fairview, Hemby Bridge, Indian Trail, Lake Park, Marshville, Marvin, Mineral Springs, Stallings, Unionville, Waxhaw, Weddington, Wesley Chapel, and Wingate .
Townships are Goose Creek, Jackson, Marshville, Monroe, New Salem, Vance, Buford, Lanes Creek, Sandy Ridge.
Parent County
1842--Union County was created from Anson and Mecklenburg Counties.
County seat: Monroe [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Some of the early records are missing
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
- Anson
- Cabarrus
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Mecklenburg
- Stanly
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- NCGenWeb Union County
- USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- USGenWeb, Union County Archives
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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