Union, Indiana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States}}

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Union is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Union in 1845, and remained in operation until 1955.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Pike | title=Pike County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=5 October 2015}} The community may be named after Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the native home of an early settler.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n346 329]|quote=Allegedly James Oliphant named this village for his hometown, Unionville, Pennsylvania.}}

Education

There is one school district in the county, Pike County School Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18125_pike/DC20SD_C18125.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-06-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18125_pike/DC20SD_C18125_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Prior to 1937, Union had its own high school. The school colors were green and white, and the mascot was the Eagles. In 1937 students were moved to Petersburg High School. That school, in turn, merged into Pike Central High School in 1974.{{cite web|last= Blackford|first=Nathan|url=https://www.evansvilleliving.com/schools-out-forever/|title=School’s Out Forever|magazine=Evansville Living|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=2014-07-15|access-date=2024-06-12}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana