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| Name | Union |
| Alt names | Union | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 33.15°N 92.65°W |
| Located in | Arkansas, United States (1829 - ) |
| See also | Arkansas, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ashley, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Bradley, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Calhoun, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Clark, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Columbia, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dallas, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Desha, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Drew, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hempstead, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ouachita, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Union County is a county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,639. The county seat is El Dorado. The county was formed on November 2, 1829, and named in recognition of the citizens' petition for a new county, which said that they were petitioning "in the spirit of Union and Unity." The county is directly adjacent to the south to Union Parish in the state of Louisiana.
The El Dorado, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Union County.
Called by boosters the "Queen City of South Arkansas", El Dorado was at the heart of the 1920s oil boom in South Arkansas. More recently, the city has been called "Arkansas's Original Boomtown," as it emphasizes its historic assets for heritage tourism. The chemical and timber industries became important during and after World War II, and still have a place in the economy.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1829 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1847 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 640
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| 1840 | 2,889
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| 1850 | 10,298
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| 1860 | 12,288
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| 1870 | 10,571
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| 1880 | 13,419
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| 1890 | 14,977
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| 1900 | 22,495
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| 1910 | 30,723
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| 1920 | 29,691
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| 1930 | 55,800
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| 1940 | 50,461
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| 1950 | 49,686
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| 1960 | 49,518
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| 1970 | 45,428
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| 1980 | 48,573
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| 1990 | 46,719
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Union County, Arkansas, United States
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