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Welcome to Uniontown ...

The city of Uniontown is located in Fayette County<1> and is the County Seat for Fayette County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Uniontown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1795.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Uniontown has a population of 9,739 people<2> (see below for details).

Uniontown is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Uniontown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Uniontown had an population of 9,739 people. This is a decrease of 6.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Uniontown had a population of 10,372 people (which is 7.59% of the total population of Fayette County). This makes Uniontown the county's most populous community.

The population of Uniontown represents 0.08% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 68th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,372 people, the population of Uniontown decreased 16.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,422 people).

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

Communities Also Named Uniontown ...

While we believe that this Uniontown is located in Fayette County, we know of another 5 Pennsylvania communities named Uniontown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dauphin, Indiana, Northumberland, Venango and York County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 30 communities that are also named Uniontown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), 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.

  • Connellsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Monessen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
    • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
  • California
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
  • Scottdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
    • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
  • Charleroi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Masontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
    • Masontown is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <4>
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Brownsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Connellsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
    • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>

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. Our list includes 37 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Uniontown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Uniontown post office opened in 1795.

We also found Uniontown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uniontown.

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 Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Uniontown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Uniontown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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