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Union Level’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 188 to 161 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Union Level 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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Union Level, 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 Level is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Union Level has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Park View High School in South Hill, 2.7 miles away.

Union Level and the nearest listed places

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Park View High SchoolGroom, John, Elementary SchoolEurekaColonial TheatreSouth Hill Commercial Historic DistrictElm Hill

Closest to Union Level

Park View High SchoolSouth Hill · Building2.7miGroom, John, Elementary SchoolSouth Hill · Building4.9miEurekaBaskerville · Building5.1miColonial TheatreSouth Hill · Building5.7miSouth Hill Commercial Historic DistrictSouth Hill · District5.8mi

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. Park View High School’s page links to a real one.
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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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 South Hill📜 La Crosse📜 Boydton📜 Brodnax
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