Welcome to Uniontown ...

The city of Uniontown is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Uniontown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uniontown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Uniontown has a population of 933 people<3> (see below for details).

Uniontown is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Uniontown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Uniontown is within the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Uniontown: 42461<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Uniontown had an population of 933 people. This is a decrease of 6.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Uniontown had a population of 1,002 people (or 6.68% of the total population of Union County). This makes Uniontown the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Uniontown represents 0.02% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 203rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,002 people, the population of Uniontown decreased 5.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,064 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Uniontown.

Communities Also Named Uniontown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Uniontown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (5), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Uniontown.

Communities near Uniontown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Uniontown.

• Henderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <6>
• Mount Vernon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Morganfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
  • Morganfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganfield <6>
• Sturgis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <6>
• Shawneetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <6>
• Ridgway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <6>
• Corydon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <6>
• New Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Gallatin County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <6>
• Waverly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <6>
• Old Shawneetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
  • Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Uniontown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Uniontown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Uniontown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Uniontown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Uniontown. See our Newspapers Page for Uniontown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uniontown ...

Looking for more information about Uniontown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Uniontown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Uniontown.

Adding Uniontown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uniontown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Uniontown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Uniontown post office opened in 1842.

We also found Uniontown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uniontown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Uniontown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/