Union County
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UNION COUNTY
Union was formed in 1842 from Anson and Mecklenburg. At the time the county was formed there was a dispute between local Whigs and Democrats as to whether it should be named Clay or Jackson. The name Union was suggested and adopted as a compromise because the new county was created from parts of two others. It is in the south central section of the State and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Stanly and Anson counties. The present land area is 637.37 square miles. The population from the 2010 Census was 201,292. Of that population, 158,954 were white, 23,558 were black or African American, 815 were American Indian, 3,271 were Asian, 63 were Pacific Islander and 10,760 were of a different race. Another 3,871 were reported to be of two or more races and 20,967 were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Commissioners were named in the act to select a site, lay out a town by the name of Monroe, and erect a courthouse. Monroe is the county seat.
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Union County is primarily in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin but some areas in the western part of the county are in the Catawba River Basin. It is a part of the Piedmont region of the state.
References:
"American Factfinder." 2011. U. S. Census Bureau. Online at http://factfinder2.census.gov/. Accessed 3/3/2011.
Corbitt, David L. 2000. The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943. Sixth printing. Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History.
Powell, William Stevens, and Michael R. Hill. 2010. The North Carolina gazetteer: a dictionary of Tar Heel places and their history. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Additional resources:
North Carolina Digital Collections (Government & Heritage Library and NC State Archives)
NC LIVE resources
NC Natural Heritage Program database
WorldCat (Searches numerous library catalogs)
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I'm doing a Native American
I'm doing a Native American research on my grandmother's side of the family. I've completed a DNA ancetral testing which showed that I have 12% or 1/8th Native American. My Grandmother's father's name is Pearl J/Gerome Rayfield from Pageland, SC and her mother's name was May Anna Leona Stewart. Pearl Jerome Rayield father's name was John Rayfield and mother's name Kathleen (Catherine) "kate" Jerome Lowery (her name is confusing). May Anna Leona Stewart father's name is William V. Stewart and Rebecca Lavinia Parker. William V. Stewart father's name is Samuel Stewart and Elizabeth Funderburk. William V Stewart was buried in Union County, NC. Where do I need to find Native American Research in Union County, NC? Someone in my family was fullblood Native American and I would like to find out who. I need assistance and your help. Thank you Jeffrey L Adams
Thank you for taking the time
Thank you for taking the time to post your question! I have forwarded your inquiry to Genealogy Services at the State Library of North Carolina. Their contact information may be found at http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/reference/reference.html. Someone from Genealogy Services will send you a direct email about your research question.
Good luck in your research!
Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library
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