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Union’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Union Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,588 (a tiny increase of 1,586 from 2010) and it contained 592 housing units. Union Township was founded in 1868.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,586 people in 2010, 1,588 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1998.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Union’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Union

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Mike SextonMike SextonShelby · 11 miSam RiceSam RiceMorocco · 16 miSteve BuyerSteve BuyerRensselaer · 9 miAugustus PhillipsAugustus PhillipsRensselaer · 9 miCharles A. HalleckCharles A. HalleckDeMotte · 8 miTom HarmonTom HarmonRensselaer · 9 mi
By decade

Union, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Union is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Union has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is David & Sarah Nowels House in Rensselaer, 10 miles away.

Union and the nearest listed places

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David & Sarah Nowels HouseRensselaer Carnegie LibraryRensselaer Courthouse Square Historic DistrictJasper County CourthouseOren F. and Adelia Parker HouseHalleck, Charles, Student Center

Closest to Union

David & Sarah Nowels HouseRensselaer · Building10miRensselaer Carnegie LibraryRensselaer · Built 190510.1miRensselaer Courthouse Square Historic DistrictRensselaer · District10.2miJasper County CourthouseRensselaer · Building10.3miOren F. and Adelia Parker HouseRensselaer · Building10.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. David & Sarah Nowels House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Union?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Union’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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